1. Select the cells with the drop-down
Highlight the cell or range that currently contains the drop-down list you want to remove.
2. Open Data Validation
Click the Data
tab in the Excel toolbar, then choose Validation
.
3. Clear the validation settings
In the Data Validation window, click Clear All
to remove the drop-down settings.
4. Confirm the changes
Click OK
to finalize and remove the drop-down list from the selected range.
5. Review the remaining values
The drop-down list is now removed, but any previously selected values in the cells will remain. You can keep or manually delete them as needed.