Microsoft KB Archive/213886

= The AutoFilter status bar displays the "Filter Mode" message in Excel =

Article ID: 213886

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q213886





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 (that is, you click AutoFilter on the Data menu, and then select a value from the AutoFilter list; or you click Advanced Filter on the Data menu, click Filter the list, in-place, and then 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 this, 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, on the Tools menu, click Options. Click the Calculation tab, and then click Automatic under Calculation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.



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.

Additional query words: XL2000 XL2002 XL2003

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB213886

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