How to unfilter in Google Sheets
Select your header row and choose Data → Create a filter (funnel icon). Use the column menus to filter values. Filter views (Data → Filter views) save personal filters without changing what collaborators see. FILTER() builds a formula-based filtered table elsewhere.
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Select the header row of your table.
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Data → Create a filter.
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Use each column’s funnel to narrow rows.
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Try Filter views for saved, personal filters.
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What does filtering data in a spreadsheet do
Select your header row and choose Data → Create a filter (funnel icon). Use the column menus to filter values. Filter views (Data → Filter views) save personal filters without changing what collaborators see. FILTER() builds a formula-based filtered table elsewhere.
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Select your header row and choose Data → Create a filter (funnel icon). Use the column menus to filter values. Filter views (Data → Filter views) save personal filters without changing what collaborators see. FILTER() builds a formula-based filtered table elsewhere.
Get the answer →How to clear filters in Google Sheets
Select your header row and choose Data → Create a filter (funnel icon). Use the column menus to filter values. Filter views (Data → Filter views) save personal filters without changing what collaborators see. FILTER() builds a formula-based filtered table elsewhere.
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Select your header row and choose Data → Create a filter (funnel icon). Use the column menus to filter values. Filter views (Data → Filter views) save personal filters without changing what collaborators see. FILTER() builds a formula-based filtered table elsewhere.
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