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How to filter multiple values in only one column in Excel?

It is easy for us to filter a specific value in a column with the Filter function in Excel, but, sometimes, you may need to filter multiple values from a long column as below screenshot shown. To check the items one by one into the long Filter list box may not be the best way for filtering. In this article, I will talk about some quick ways for solving this job.

Original Data Filter based on   Filter result
 

Filter multiple values from one column with the Advanced Filter function

Filter multiple values from one column with a helper column

Filter multiple values from one column and save the filter criteria for future using


Filter multiple values from one column with the Advanced Filter function

In Excel, the Advanced Filter function can help you to filter multiple values in a column quickly and easily. Please do as this:

1. Click Data > Advanced, see screenshot:

2. In the Advanced Filter dialog box, please do the following operations:

(1.) Select Filter the list, in-place option from the Action section;

(2.) Then, select the data range that you want to filter in the List range, and specify the list of multiple values you want to filter based on in the Criteria range; (Note: The header name of the filter column and criteria list must be the same.)

3. Then, click OK button, your specified items have been filtered out from the data range.


Filter multiple values from one column with a helper column

In this section, you can also use a helper column for dealing with this job.

1. Enter the below formula into a cell – C2 beside your data:

=COUNTIF($E$2:$E$5, A2)

Note: In the above formula, E2:E5 is the value list that you want to filter based on, and A2 is the first cell of the column that you want to filter.

2. Then, drag the fill handle down to the cells that you want to use, and the cells will display 1 or 0, 1 indicates the values that you want to filter based on.

3. Then, select the helper column, and click Data > Filter, in the filter list box, check 1 from the Select All section, see screenshot:

3. And, all the values you specified have been filtered out, see screenshot:

Original Data Filter based on   Filter result
 

Filter multiple values from one column and save the filter criteria for future using

Sometimes, you may want to save the filter criteria after filtering for reusing next time, with Kutools for Excel’s Super Filter feature, you can not only filter data by multiple criteria in one or more columns, but also can save the filter criteria as you need.

Tips:To apply this Super Filter feature, firstly, you should download the Kutools for Excel, and then apply the feature quickly and easily.

After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:

1. Select the data range that you want to filter, and then, click Kutools Plus > Super Filter, see screenshot:

2. In the Super Filter pane, set the following filter criteria as you need:

(1.) In the Relationship in Group drop down, select Or option;

(2.) Then specify the filter criteria in the criteria box one by one as you need;

(3.) Click Filter button.

3. And, you will get the filter result as you need, see screenshot:

Tips: You can save the current filter criteria and reuse it next time as below screenshot shown:

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Que complicado que es para algo tan sencillo, hay cosas q deberían de copiar a Google sheets!
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Thank you, Helpful information :)
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