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Excel List Box

By Jeevan A YJeevan A Y

List Box in Excel

The list box in Excel (Table of Contents)

  • List box in Excel
  • How to Create List box in Excel?
  • Examples of the List box in Excel

List Box in Excel

List Box in excel is used to create a list inside the box and choose them just we select the values from dropdown. List boxes are available in the Insert option in the Developer menu tab. We can use List boxes with VBA macro and also excel cells. Whatever values we select can be seen in the list box, and once we select any value that will be reflected, the cell linked to List Box.

List Box is located under Developer Tab in Excel. If you are not a VBA macro user, you may not see this DEVELOPER tab in your excel.

Follow the below steps to unleash the Developer Tab.

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If the Developer tab is not showing, then follow the below steps to enable the Developer tab.

  • Go to the FILE option (top of the left-hand side of the excel).

Developer Tab Step 1

  • Now go to Options.

Developer Tab Step 2

  • Go to Custom Ribbon and click on the Developer tab check-box.

Developer Tab Step 3

  • Once the Developer Tab is enabled, you can see it on your excel ribbon.

Developer Tab Step 4

How to Create List box in Excel?

Follow the below steps to insert the List box in excel.

You can download this List Box Excel Template here – List Box Excel Template

Step 1: Go to Developer Tab > Controls > Insert > Form Controls > List Box.

List box in excel step 1

Step 2: Click on List Box and draw in the worksheet; then Right-click on the List Box and select the option Format Control.

Format Control step 2

Step 3: Create a month list in column A from A1 to A12.

List box in excel step 3

Step 4: Once you have selected Format Control, it will open the below dialog box; go to the Control tab in the input range select the month lists from A1 to A10. In the cell link, give a link to cell B1.

We have linked our cell to B1. Once the first value has selected the cell B1 will show 1. Similarly, if you select April, it will show 4 in cell B1.

List box in excel step 4

Examples of List Box in Excel

Let’s look at a few examples of using Lise Box in Excel.

Example #1 – List Box with Vlookup Formula

Now we will look at the way of using List Box in excel.

Assume you have salary data month-wise from A2 to A13. Based on the selection made from the list, it has to show the value for the selected month.

List box example

Step 1: Draw a List Box from the developer tab and create a list of months.

List box example step 1

Step 2: I have given a cell link to H2. In G2 and G3, create a list like this.

List box example step 2

Step 3: Apply the VLOOKUP formula in cell H3 to get the salary data from the list.

List box example step 3

Step 4: Right now, it is showing an error as #N/A. Please select any of the months; it will show you the salary data for that month.

List box example step 4

I have selected March month, and the number for March month is 3 and VLOOKUP showing the value for number 3 from the table.

Example #2 – Custom Chart with List Box

In this example, I will explain how to create the custom chart using List Box. I will take the same example that I have used previously.

Step 1: Create a table like this.

List box example 2 step 1

Step 2: Insert List Box from the Developer tab. Go to Format Control give a link to the month list and a cell link to F1.

List box example 2 step 2

Step 3: Apply the IF formula in the newly created table.

List box example 2 step 3

I have applied the IF condition to the table. If I select the month March, the value in cell F1 will show the number 3 because March is the third value in the list. Similarly, it will show 4 for April, 10 for October and 12 for December.

IF condition checks if the value in the cell F1 is greater than equal to 4, it will show for the value for the first 4 months. If the value in cell F1 is greater than equal to 6, it will show the value for the first 6 months only.

Step 4: Now apply the chart for the modified table with the IF condition.

List box example 2 step 4

Step 5: Now it is showing the empty graph. Select the month to see the magic. I have selected the month of May, which is why it shows the graph for the first 5 months.

List box example 2 step 5

Things to Remember 

  • There is one more List Box under Active X Control in excel. This has mainly used in VBA macros.
  • Cell link is to indicate which item from the list has selected.
  • We can control the user to enter the data by using List Box.
  • We can avoid wrong data entry by using List Box.

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