Why is my Excel not filtering correctly?

Why is my Excel not filtering correctly?

Another reason why your Excel filter may not be working may be due to merged cells. Unmerge any merged cells or so that each row and column has it’s own individual content. If your column headings are merged, when you filter you may not be able to select items from one of the merged columns.

Can you filter in Excel Online?

Filter text Click Filter. In the list of text values, select or clear one or more text values to filter by. The list of text values can be up to 1,000 items. If the list is large, clear (Select All) at the top, and then select the specific text values to filter by.

How do I enable editing in Excel Online?

Click the Edit Workbook button then select Edit in Browser to open the spreadsheet in Excel Online. If you have Excel installed on your computer, you can select Edit in Excel to open the spreadsheet in traditional Excel and save the changes back to the web when you’re done if you’d like, instead.

Why can’t I sort my Excel spreadsheet?

If you select the wrong rows and columns or less than the full cell range that contains the information you want to sort, Microsoft Excel can’t arrange your data the way you want to view it. With a partial range of cells selected, only the selection sorts. With empty cells selected, nothing happens.

How do I filter in Excel app?

Use a conditional filter

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
  2. Tap More. Create a filter.
  3. At the top of the column you want to filter, tap Filter .
  4. Tap No condition.
  5. Tap the Down arrow. and tap an option.
  6. To save go to the top left and tap Done .

Can you sort a shared Excel file?

A shared Excel list can be sorted or filtered in many different ways. It’s quite possible that two people can look at the same worksheet and filter it in conflicting ways at the same time. As we’ll see, the feature can be extended to other Excel apps when Microsoft is ready.