Microsoft KB Archive/189479

= AutoFilter Status Bar Message Shows "Filter Mode" =

Article ID: 189479

Article Last Modified on 8/18/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189479





SYMPTOMS
If you filter a list in-place in Microsoft Excel, the status bar may display the following message:

  Filter Mode

This message is incorrect. Instead, the status bar should display the following message

  of records found

where is the appropriate number of records.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:


 * You have 51 or more formulas in a list.

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 * You filter the list in-place (you click AutoFilter on the Data menu, and select a value from the AutoFilter list or you click Advanced Filter on the Data menu, click to select "Filter the list, in-place," and select a value from the filter list).

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 * Each formula contains at least one cell reference.

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 * Excel makes a change to the status bar to indicate the calculation of formulas before the filter process is completed.



WORKAROUND
To temporarily work around this problem, prevent the formulas from calculating when you run a filter. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) In the Options dialog box, click the Calculation tab.
 * 3) On the Calculation tab, click Manual under Calculation.
 * 4) Filter the list to see the filter results in the status bar.

To restore calculation, click Options on the Tools menu, click the Calculation tab, and click Automatic under Calculation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
Calculation of formulas may cause Excel to show the "Calculating %" message in the status bar. Depending on the complexity of the formulas, this may occur when there are more than 50 formulas. The act of filtering causes recalculation of formulas.

When you filter a list in-place, Excel displays the " of records found" message, unless the status bar is changed before the filter is completed. If you do not have a large number of formula cells to calculate, Excel does not indicate the calculation with the status indicator, but displays the typical " of records found" message. However, if calculation is indicated in the status bar, even though it is very brief, the status bar message changes to the "Filter mode" message.

