XL: Cannot Drag, Cut, or Copy AutoFilter Drop-down List

ID: Q105412

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, you cannot drag, cut and paste, or copy and paste the drop-down lists that are created when you use the AutoFilter to sort a list.

WORKAROUND

If you want to move the AutoFilter drop-down lists, you must move the data and click the AutoFilter command again.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.

MORE INFORMATION

Although it is not possible to drag, cut, or copy AutoFilter drop-down lists, you can move them if you insert or delete columns or rows that are to the left of, or above, the list range. For example, if there are AutoFilter drop-down lists in cells E10:G10, and you delete column A, the lists shift one column to the left; similarly, if you delete row 7, the lists shift up one row.

REFERENCES

Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

For more information about using AutoFilter, click the Index tab or button in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

AutoFilter

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Ways to find values in a list by using filters" topic.

Microsoft Excel 7.0

For more information about using AutoFilter, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

AutoFilter, overview

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Filter a list" topic.

Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Windows and Macintosh

For more information about using AutoFilter, choose the Search button in Help, and type:

AutoFilter

Choose the Show Topics button, select the topic "Overview of Filtering a list", and choose Go To.

Additional query words: 5.00a 5.00c 97 98 XL98 XL97 XL7 XL5

Keywords : xllist
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a,98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type :