XL: Hide All Objects Disables AutoFilter

 Last reviewed: March 6, 1998
Article ID: Q120869
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0

SUMMARY

When you use Microsoft Excel, if you have selected the Hide All option under Objects on the View tab in the Options dialog box (from the Tools menu, choose Options), the AutoFilter Tool is disabled. This is because the drop-down arrows used in the AutoFilter are objects that are being hidden. Because Microsoft Excel is unable to display the drop-down arrows, it disables the AutoFilter.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.

REFERENCES

"User's Guide " version 5.0, Chapter 21, "Sorting and Filtering Data in a List", page 393

For more information about Filtering a List Using Autofilter, choose the Search button in Help and type: 

   AutoFilter

Additional query words: 5.00 Autofilter Hide All Objects Data dim
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Keywords : kbother
Version : 5.0 5.0c 7.0 7.0a 97 | 5.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: March 6, 1998
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