Excel Filters

Quick options to better display and filter your data within Excel

1. Select the data

Manually select the entire range from top corner to bottom corner -or-
Click any populated cell within the data set and press CTRL+* to select the range

2. Turn the data into a table

Convert the selection into a table format by selecting Format as Table

And select a format you are happy with and press OK

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The data now has pull down filters on each column from which you can refine the search
and filter

3. Optional – Name your table

Naming a table can be helpful when creating reference in formulas etc
While your table is selected you will notice the cell reference in the top left. This is the
Name Box

Simply enter a unique name to describe the table in this field.

You can now select that table by name

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 Slicers
Slicers are a means to quickly sort data based on nominated fields

Again with all the table data selected – Open the insert tab and press the Slicer button

Here you will be prompted for which columns you would like to be selectable. Each of these
will then be presented as clickable button filters based on the content of the data.

Selecting any of the selection will filter the data accordingly

Pressing CTRL as you select will allow you to select multiple selections
Pressing the red X will clear that filter.

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