Microsoft KB Archive/175228

= Advanced Filter May Function on Protected Worksheet =

Article ID: 175228

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 Q175228





SYMPTOMS
If you have a protected Microsoft Excel worksheet and you try to filter a list by using the Advanced Filter command, the list may be filtered in place. Also, after your list is filtered, you cannot click Show All on the Filter menu.



WORKAROUND
Because the Show All command is unavailable on a protected worksheet, you need to display all of the records in a filtered list in order to work around this problem. To do this, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Data menu, point to Filter, and then click Advanced Filter.
 * 2) Clear the "Criteria range" box, and then click OK.

All of the records in the list are now displayed.

NOTE: Currently, there is no way to prevent the Advanced Filter command from filtering a list in place on a protected worksheet.



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



MORE INFORMATION
When a worksheet is protected (with the default settings), you are unable to resize or hide rows and columns in the worksheet. However, when you use the Advanced Filter command to filter a list in place, certain rows in your list may be hidden based on the criteria you specify.

