Advanced Filter

Filter a list by conditions you type in cells, so you can ask for this or that, and copy the matching rows to another place.

Advanced · 9 min · 11 steps

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  • Advanced Filter reads its conditions from cells.
  • Conditions on the same row must all be true. Each new row is another choice.
  • A word on its own matches cells that begin with it.

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Skill
Sorting and filtering
Stage
Advanced

Where it sits in Sorting and filtering 7 lessons

The steps

11 steps: 3 explanations, 7 Do this, 1 question, then Your turn.

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Why your formula broke when you copied it

Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.

Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up

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Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.

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