Add Drop Down Calendar In Excel

The drop down calendar can significantly minimize the data entry errors for dates.

Add drop down calendar in excel. Right click and choose insert date. Select more controls from the insert list. To insert it in your sheet just do the following.

At this point click the box next to the developer option which appears in the right hand side of the menu. In the date time group click the insert time button the calendar will drop down. The data validation dialog box displays.

This will ensure that the developer options are accessible. How to insert the current date in a cell from the date picker select a cell where you want to insert the current date. In the more controls dialog just select microsoft date and time picker control 6 0 and then click the ok button.

Easily insert date into cells with a cool tool. Create a drop down list calendar in excel with the activex control method b. In the data tools section of the data tab click the data validation button.

On the settings tab select list from the allow drop down list see drop down lists are everywhere. Go to the developer tab controls group click insert and then click the more controls button under activex controls. Now select the cell into which you want to add a drop down list and click the data tab.

In the more control dialog box select microsoft date and time picker control 6 0 sp6 and then click the ok button. A drop down calendar in excel is technically called microsoft date and time picker control. Now return to your ribbon and select the developer icon.