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    Hi, Can anyone PLESAE help this is driving me crazy!

    So I have a table in which the filters are not working properly. It started by omitting the final few rows for the selection but as time goes on its now omitting large portions of the final section of the table. The table is:

    - 2481 rows long
    - 233 Columns wide
    - Multiple formulas
    - Multiple conditional formatting

    I have tried

    - Taking off the filter and putting it back on
    - Changing the table to a range then converting it back again
    - Ensured there are no blank cells

    It also seems strange that although there is just one table in the workbook with charts ad pivots being driven off this table the workbook is 6,129KB. I have seen this issue coming up on the threads before but none of the suggestions seem to work for me.

    Any help is appreciated.

    Thanks

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    Please select the whole data then put filter ALT->A->T then try hope it will work.
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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    Thanks very much but it wont let me as I within a table. The filter option is greyed out.

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    1. Verify if the worksheet is protected, if so unprotect, Open the file > Click on Review > Unprotect sheet.
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    2. If the sheet is not protected then verify if the sheets are grouped, if you see [Group] after the name of the workbook in the title bar, more than one sheet has been selected, and anything you enter will be entered in all sheets. Right click on a sheet tab and select 'Ungroup Sheets' from the context menu
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    3. Go to the Table Tools ribbon (under the Design tab) and clicking Convert to Range. A dialog box asking if you want to convert the table to a normal range will pop up; click Yes. You may see a slight difference in your worksheet, but after this, you should be able to select any columns you want and filter them all.

    Hard to say something more without real xlsx file.

    EDIT:
    You can try copy trouble tab to the new workbook and check there
    a/ right click on tab
    b/ select Move or Copy
    c/ select New Book
    d/ check Create a Copy
    Last edited by sandy666; 02-25-2016 at 07:09 AM.

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    Thanks Sandy its not protected or Grouped... I need to keep it as a table rather than range as with the range you cant sort he data multiple times without messing up the formula....

    Thanks anyways!

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    I know, sometimes Excel Table is better then range, but sometimes you need to check WHY you cannot filter it.

    After open the file and select any cell inside the table you have Filter gray or not?

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    Yes, the filter is greyed out....?

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    so try option under my EDIT (post #4) and check

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    Sorry yes I tried that....... Its still greyed out

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    If the new workobook with copied tab isn't too big and not TopSecret, could you attach it?

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    I wish..... Its a work thing and I'm not allowed to share!

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    Re: Filters within a Table (Not Working)

    Pity, but OK
    try one more. Check Data > Connections. If there is any - delete it.
    Of course do it on secure copy of original workbook.

    If it is xls not xlsx, save it as xlsx file and check.
    Also check here for any limits of excel. Maybe you will find any.

    Very sorry, but I have no more ideas about it. Maybe someone else will help you
    Last edited by sandy666; 02-25-2016 at 08:25 AM.

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