Microsoft KB Archive/135797

= ALT+DOWN ARROW Doesn't Display Pick From List =

Article ID: 135797

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q135797



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you select a cell and press ALT+DOWN ARROW, the list of entries already entered in the column (the Pick From list) may not be displayed.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if your worksheet contains a filtered list. If you apply the AutoFilter command to filter a list on your worksheet, the ALT+DOWN ARROW key combination does not work to display the Pick From list for a column of data on this worksheet.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, you can display the Pick From list for a cell on a filtered worksheet by clicking the right mouse button on the cell that you want to fill and then clicking Pick From List from the menu that is displayed.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Excel Help states that you can press ALT+DOWN ARROW in a selected cell to display a list of entries already in the column. However, if the selected cell is located on a worksheet that contains a filtered list, ALT+DOWN ARROW does not display the Pick From list. However, if you press ALT+DOWN ARROW while a column label in the filtered list is selected, the list of filter options is displayed instead of the Pick From list.

