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Dropdown lists

Calculeaf user guide · Updated 2026-08-16

A List is a dropdown on the page. Each entry injects the same variable names with different values. Math below the list uses whichever entry is selected.

A Steel grade dropdown on the worksheet with fy and E used in math below it.
The list sits in evaluation order. Changing the selection re-runs the sheet.

Insert a list

  1. On the Insert tab, choose List (tooltip: Insert dropdown).
  2. Click the page to place it.
  3. The empty control reads Right-click — Edit list and variables….

Configure the dropdown

Right-click the list and choose Edit list and variables…. The dialog title is Configure dropdown.

  • Label — optional caption on the control, for example Steel grade.
  • Variables — one row per name. Columns: Variable and Unit. Add variable appends a row.
  • List entries — each row is a choice. Set the entry label and a value for every variable. Add list entry appends a choice.

Choose Save. Every entry must use the same variable names; only the values change.

The Configure dropdown dialog with shared variables fy and E and list entries S275 and S355.
Variables once, then a value table per list entry.

How the values enter the sheet

The selected entry writes its variables into scope at the list’s place in evaluation order. Changing the dropdown runs Evaluate All. A math region below can use the names directly: 

sigma_c := fy =
E =