AutoFilter Menu Overview
The AutoFilter menu enables you to sort and filter data in the PowerPivot window. To access this menu, in the heading of the column on which you want to filter or sort, click the down arrow.
To filter by one or more columns, select specific columns from a field list, or specify criteria in the Custom Filter Dialog Box. Filters are additive, which means that each additional filter is based on the current filter and further reduces the subset of data. For more information, see Filter Data in a Table.
The following list describes options for text columns.
Term |
Definition |
Sort A to Z |
Click to sort in ascending alphanumeric order. |
Sort Z to A |
Click to sort in descending alphanumeric order. |
Clear Sort from '[FieldName]' |
Clear any sorting that is based on the selected column. If no columns are sorted, data is displayed in the same order that it was when it was originally imported. |
Clear Filter from '[FieldName]' |
Clear any filters that are based on the selected column. If no columns are filtered, all rows of data are displayed. |
Text Filters |
Click Text Filters, and then click one of the comparison operator commands (such as Equals), or click Custom Filter. In the Custom Filter dialog box, create the filter, and then click OK. |
Field list |
In the list of column values, select or clear one or more values to filter by, and then click OK. If the number of values is extremely large, individual items might not be shown in the list. Instead, you will see the message "Too many items to show." |
The following list describes options for number columns.
Term |
Definition |
Sort Smallest to Largest |
Click to sort from low numbers to high numbers. |
Sort Largest to Smallest |
Click to sort from high numbers to low numbers. |
Clear Sort from '[FieldName]' |
Clear any sorting that is based on the selected column. If no columns are sorted, data is displayed in the same order that it was when it was originally imported. |
Clear Filter from '[FieldName]' |
Clear any filters that are based on the selected column. If no columns are filtered, all rows of data are displayed. |
Number Filters |
Click Number Filters, and then click one of the comparison operator commands (such as Equals), or click Custom Filter. In the Custom Filter dialog box, create the filter, and then click OK. |
Field list |
In the list of column values, select or clear one or more values to filter by, and then click OK. If the number of values is extremely large, individual items might not be shown in the list. Instead, you will see the message, "Too many items to show." |