Filter by font color, cell color, or icon sets

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You can quickly filter data based on visual criteria, such as font color, cell color, or icon sets. And you can filter whether you have formatted cells, applied cell styles, or used conditional formatting.

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1. In a range of cells or a table column, click a cell that contains the cell color, font color, or icon that you want to filter by.

2. On the Data tab, click Filter.

   

3. Click the arrow in the column that contains the content that you want to filter.

4. Under Filter, in the By color pop-up menu, select Cell Color, Font Color, or Cell Icon, and then click the criteria.

   

1. In a range of cells or a table column, click a cell that contains the cell color, font color, or icon that you want to filter by.

2. On the Standard toolbar, click Filter .

3. Click the arrow in the column that contains the content that you want to filter.

4. Under Filter, in the By color pop-up menu, select Cell Color, Font Color, or Cell Icon, and then click a color.

See Also

Use data bars, color scales, and icon sets to highlight data

Filter a list of data

Apply, create, or remove a cell style