Filter a list
Show only the rows you need by picking values or setting a condition, and know that the hidden rows still count in your totals.
In this lesson
- Click a cell in the list, then Data, then Create a filter.
- Pick values: open a column's filter icon, under Filter by values click Clear, tick what you want, click OK.
- Filters on several columns add up.
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Where it sits in Sorting and filtering
- Sort A to Z and by numbers8 min
- Filter a listThis lesson9 min
- Sort by several columns9 min
- Custom sort order (Low, Medium, High)10 min
- Filter by color and condition8 min
- Slicers8 min
The steps
11 steps: 3 explanations, 5 Do this, 3 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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