Slicers

Add a slicer to a list, filter it in one click, show several items at once and clear the filter.

Advanced · 8 min · 11 steps

In this lesson

  • A slicer is a box of buttons that filters a list by one column, one button for each item.
  • Click an item to show only its rows. The other rows are hidden, not deleted.
  • Add one slicer for each column you filter by. A row shows only when it matches every slicer.

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Skill
Sorting and filtering
Stage
Advanced

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The steps

11 steps: 3 explanations, 6 Do this, 2 questions, 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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