XL98: AutoFilter List Hides Rows Even After Information Cleared

ID: Q192223

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you use the AutoFilter feature on a list, and then use the Clear command to remove information from the list, the rows that contained the cleared information may be hidden (even though they no longer contain information that is relevant to the list).

CAUSE

Each time you use the AutoFilter feature, the list that the filter applies to is redetected. This behavior allows the filter to account for items you may have added to the list. The size of the list can be expanded down and to either side, but it cannot be reduced.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods.

Method 1

Remove information from the end of the list by clicking Delete (rather than clear) on the Edit menu.

Method 2

Delete the information, remove, and then reapply the filter.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.

REFERENCES

For more information about using AutoFilter to filter a list, click the Office Assistant, type autofilter, click Search, and then click to view "Display a subset of rows in a list by using filters."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q179216 OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords : kbdta xlui xllist
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbprb