The document discusses Excel filters and sorting. It explains that filters allow the user to view specific rows while hiding others. It provides steps for applying autofilters, including filtering textual and numeric data for more than one value. The document also defines sorting as organizing data in a particular order. It describes sorting a sheet versus a range and provides steps for sorting a sheet, including selecting the sort criteria and order.

1. Level one second semester
ALPHONCE F.STEPHANO ASSENGA
Sorting ,filters and filling

2. EXCEL FILTER
the basic excel filter allows you to view specific
rows in excel spreadsheet, while hiding other rows.
When the excel auto filters is added to the header
row of a spreadsheet, a drop- down menu appears
in each cell of the header

3. Auto filter
The simplest steps to preforms Auto filter
1. Load up Excel
2. On your worksheet Make sure the active cell is within the set of
data (e.g. click on cell A1)
3. From the Data menu choose Filter followed by A u t o F i l t e r
F i l t e r a r r o w s are now attached to the column headings in row
1. Filtering textual data and numeric data is usually slightly
different and is deal with in turn below.

4. FILTERING TEXT
1.Click on the filter arrow attached to cell
header and choose category you want to
filter.
2.Click on the filter arrow attached to cell
header and choose (All)

5. FILTER FOR MORE THAN ONE VALUE
1. Click on the filter arrow attached to certain cell
and choose (Custom...)
2. The custom Auto filter dialog box will appear
under show rows where: group set the status you
want.
3. Click on the Or/and option button
4. Set status on lower box for concatenation or
appending.(or/and)
5. Press <Enter> or click on [OK]

6. SORTING
SORTING
As you add more content to a worksheet, organizing this information
becomes especially important. You can quickly reorganize a worksheet
by sorting your data.
Example:- you could organize a list of contact information by last
name. content can be sorted alphabetically,numerically,and in many
other ways.
Note: when sorting data, its important to first decide if you want the sort
to apply to the entire worksheet or just cell range.
defination:sorting is a term used to describe the process of organizing
data in a particular order allowing for information to found easier.

7. SORTING
Type of sorting
1. Sort sheet
Organizes all of the data in your worksheet by one column
related information across ach row is kept together when the sort
is applied.
1. Sort range
Sorts the data in a range of cells, which can be help when
working with a sheet that contains several tables. Sorting a range
will not affect other contents on the worksheet

8. SORTING
Steps to sort a sheet
1. Select sheet that you want sort
2. Click on data menu tab and select sort
3. The sort dialog box will appear, from sort by group choose
the column that you want to sort data by it criteria. Then
choose ascending (A-Z) or descending (a-z).
4. if you have another sorting options set them using “then by”
group
5. And if your datasheet has the header row check “header row
on “my data range has” group other wise check on “No
header row”.
6. Click ok to apply.