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Excel: Selecting from filter menus (keyboard only)
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Anyone know how to select a choice from filter menus in Excel without using the mouse to click on the arrow in the cell you're filtering by? Is there a keyboard shortcut?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Display the AutoFilter list for the current column select the cell that contains the column label, and then press
ALT + DOWN ARROW
Close the AutoFilter list for the current column
ALT+UP ARROW
Select the next item in the AutoFilter list
DOWN ARROW
Select the previous item in the AutoFilter list
UP ARROW
Select the first item (All) in the AutoFilter list
HOME
Select the last item in the AutoFilter list
END
Filter the list by using the selected item in the AutoFilter list
ENTER
Note: Some of these may not work in older (< 2000) versions of Excel
ALT + DOWN ARROW
Close the AutoFilter list for the current column
ALT+UP ARROW
Select the next item in the AutoFilter list
DOWN ARROW
Select the previous item in the AutoFilter list
UP ARROW
Select the first item (All) in the AutoFilter list
HOME
Select the last item in the AutoFilter list
END
Filter the list by using the selected item in the AutoFilter list
ENTER
Note: Some of these may not work in older (< 2000) versions of Excel
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