» Saving Filtering Criteria
CATEGORY - Excel Filter
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
Step 1: Add the Custom Views icon to the toolbar
1. Place the mouse over one of the toolbars, right click, and select Customize from the shortcut menu.
2. Select the Commands tab.
3. From Categories, select View and drag the Custom Views icon to the Menu bar.
Step 2: Save the filtering criteria
1. Select a cell from the column containing the criteria you want to Filter with.
2. Click the AutoFilter icon (see Tip #261).
3. Type any text criteria you want into the Custom Views box and click twice to save.
4. Repeat the previous step and save as many filtering criteria as needed from any sheet within the workbook.
Note:
Save as many filtering criteria in Custom Views as needed.

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Matching numbers
Bill Carpenter Posted on: 31-12-1969
I work in the auto parts business & I constantly have to check inventories. Here is what I need to do: I have a column of numbers for example 1,2,3,4,5,6. I need to input another colum of numbers, example, 1,4,5 and have them "match up" with the 1st column. I have tried "match" and just can't seem to get it to work. This would really help me greatly. Thanks in advance Custom Views on Protected Worksheets
Pedro Bonniz Posted on: 31-12-1969
Unfortunately, Custom Views won't work while the worksheet is protected. The message "Some view settings could not be applied." will pop up and it just doesn't work..., or doesl it ?Reply: Matching numbers - Custom Views on Protected Worksheets
Alan Posted on: 31-12-1969
Hi Bill,
MATCH or one of the LOOKUP functions should work fine.
How is it not working for you specifically?
Alan.
Reply: Custom Views on Protected Worksheets - Pedro Bonniz from Portugal wrote on September 1, 2003 1:34 PM EST
Alan Posted on: 31-12-1969
Hi Pedro,
Why not just un-protect the worksheet?
Alan.
Reply: Custom Views on Protected Worksheets
Pedro Bonniz Posted on: 31-12-1969
Hello Alan,
Thanks but No, Thanks...
The worksheet is supposed to be protected so the user won't mess around with protected fields...but still it would be handy to have those views ready for printing purposes. By the way, the custom views list doesn't come alphabetically sorted. Is there anyway to sort it ?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Pedro Bonniz
Reply: Custom Views on Protected Worksheets - Pedro Bonniz from Portugal wrote on September 3, 2003 2:28 PM EST
Alan Posted on: 31-12-1969
Hi Pedro,
There might be an easy way around that, but I don't know it.
I guess you could write VBA code to do this though. It would have to unprotect, select the custom view, and then re-protect.
Note that *sheet protection* is only ever a nominal security even with a password - they are trivial to break, so you could 'hide' the password in the VBA code working on the assumption that anyone who knows how to read VBA code will also be able to break the sheet protection if they wanted to.
HTH,
Alan.


