Auto Populate Cells from Drop Down Selection in Excel – Here’s How!

Auto populate cells from drop down selection in Excel and instantly fill in data without manual entry! In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to auto populate based on drop down selection, making spreadsheets more efficient and reducing errors. Whether you need to populate text field from drop down box or extract data based on a drop down list selection in Excel, this guide will show you how to do it with simple formulas. We'll start by creating a structured table, setting up a drop-down list, and using formulas to automatically change cells to new value when drop down list source changes. You’ll also learn how to auto populate multiple cells based on drop down box selection, making it easy to pull multiple details like job title, department, or email from a master data table. Need to work across sheets? No problem! This tutorial covers how to select from drop down and pull data from different sheet Excel, a must-have skill for dynamic spreadsheets. Additionally, we’ll show you how to Excel populate table based on dropdown selection, making your reports faster and more interactive. By the end of this video, you’ll master how to auto populate other cells when selecting values in Excel drop down list and how to populate data based on a dropdown selection in Excel. If you're looking for more advanced techniques, we’ll also explore creating a drop down filter to extract data based on selection in Excel and how to auto populate text from a drop-down list selection in MS Excel for even greater spreadsheet automation. If you found this helpful, let me know in the comments! What other Excel tricks do you want to learn? Time stamps: 0:00 - Introduction to Auto-Populating Cells in Excel 0:39 - Setting Up the Data Table and Naming the Range 2:35 - Creating a Drop-Down List for Employee Selection 3:59 - Using VLOOKUP to Auto-Fill Data Based on Selection