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Can you filter with merged cells?
In some situation you can’t work with workbook that consists of merged cells. To use Filter, Sort or other functions, you need to unmerge cells and put to all of them the data from merged cells.
How do you filter merge?
#8 select Column B, and go to DATA tab, click Filter command under Sort & Filter group. And one filter icon will be added into the first cell of Column B. and you can click the filter icon to filter merged cells.
How do you sort and filter in Excel with merged cells?
Example solution
- In a worksheet, type the following data:
- Merge cells A1 and B1, A2 and B2, and A3 and B3.
- Select cells A1:C3, select Sort & Filter in the Editing group on the Home tab, and then click Custom Sort.
- In the Sort box, select “Column C” next to Sort By, and then select OK.
Can’t merge cells that intersect an existing filter?
Yes we cannot merge cells that intersect an existing filter. In order to create a vertical merge, first select the cells you want to merge, click the Merge icon in the spreadsheet toolbar and then click “Merge vertically.”
How do I sort merge cells?
Please do as follows.
- Select the list with merged cells you need to sort, then click Home > Merge & Center to unmerge the selected merged cells.
- Now you can see blank cells existing in selected range.
- In the Go To Special dialog box, select the Blanks option, and then click the OK button.
What does this mean you can’t vertically merge cells that intersect an existing filter?
You can’t vertically merge cells that intersect an existing filter. In order to do that, you need to first clear all filters and then merge the cells.
How do I filter multiple values in Excel?
Select Filter the list, in-place option from the Action section; (2.) Then, select the data range that you want to filter in the List range, and specify the list of multiple values you want to filter based on in the Criteria range; (Note: The header name of the filter column and criteria list must be the same.) 3.