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AutoFilter

Automatically filters the selected cell range, and creates one-row list boxes with which you can choose the items that you want to display.

To access this command...

Choose Data - AutoFilter.

On Tools bar or Table Data bar, click

AutoFilter

To assign different AutoFilters to different sheets, you must first define a database range on each sheet.

Sort Ascending

Displays the rows of the cell range in ascending order, based on the values in the cells of the current column.

Sort Descending

Displays the rows of the cell range in descending order, based on the values in the cells of the current column.

Top 10

Displays the 10 rows of the cell range that contain the largest values in the cells of the current column. If these values are unique then no more than 10 rows will be visible, but if the values are not unique then it is possible for more than 10 rows to be shown.

Empty

Displays only the rows of the cell range that have an empty cell in the current column.

Not Empty

Displays only the rows of the cell range that have a non-empty cell in the current column.

Text colour

Displays only the rows of the cell range for which the text colour of the cell in the current column matches the colour selected.

Background colour

Displays only the rows of the cell range for which the background colour of the cell in the current column matches the colour selected.

Standard Filter

Opens the Standard Filter dialogue box.

Search text box

Search for a specific entry in the list of values found in the current column. As characters are typed in the text box, this list is updated to show only matching entries.

All

Click once to select to show all rows and click again to select to hide all rows.

Show only current

Display only rows containing the value highlighted in the Value box.

Hide only current

Hide all rows containing the value highlighted in the Value box and display all other rows.

Values

List of unique values found in the current column.