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How to Remove a Drop Down List in Excel

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Here's how to remove or delete a drop-down list in Excel by clearing data validation rules, whether you're deleting a single list or removing them from multiple cells.

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.

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