How-To

Add Up/Down Buttons to Spreadsheets in Excel

By Austin Krause

Updated August 12, 2021

Here’s how to add up and down buttons to your Excel spreadsheets.

Here’s how to add up and down buttons to your Excel spreadsheets.

First, enable the Developer ribbon.

On the Developer ribbon, click Insert >> Spin Button.

Next, click the cell where you want the spin button to appear.

Then select the Spin Button. On the Developer ribbon, click Properties.

An options box appears. Click the control tab. Enter values if you need to.

The cell link value will be the cell in your spreadsheet that the spin button applies to.