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    How do you know when the autofilter is turned on?
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    Dropdown menus will appear at the top of each column. Those with active filters will display a small filter icon next to the dropdown menu arrow.
  • Question
    Not all the variables in my field of data are appearing in my filter selection. How do I correct this?
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    It's possible that you have set conflicting filters. Try clearing some of your filters. If you are using a custom filter, check your "and/or" logic.
  • Question
    How can I set Excel 2007 so that upon opening, AutoFilter will have the "select all" box to be unchecked?
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    This checkbox cannot be deselected by default. If you use Advanced Filter instead of AutoFilter, you can select which ranges you want filtered from the start.
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    How can I set 2 different columns (not next to each other) using the autofilter?
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    This cannot be done with AutoFilter since the process is automatic. However, you can use Advanced Filters to manually define ranges which you wish to filter.
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