Das Assignment 5
Das Assignment 5
FILTERS IN EXCEL
Q1. What are filters in Excel and explain the various types of filters available in Excel.
Filters in Excel allow users to display only the data that meets specific criteria while hiding
the rest.
Types of Filters in Excel:
AutoFilter: Basic filtering to display rows matching selected values.
Text Filters: Filters based on text values (e.g., "Contains," "Begins With").
Number Filters: Filters based on numerical conditions (e.g., "Greater Than," "Top
10").
Date Filters: Filters based on dates (e.g., "Last Month," "Next Week").
Custom Filters: Allows multiple conditions using AND/OR logic.
Advanced Filter: More complex filtering using criteria ranges.
Slicer: Visual filtering tool for PivotTables and Tables.
Timeline: Used for filtering date-based data in PivotTables.
1. Under the Region header, use the filter to find the regions starting with ‘N.’
Filter Regions starting with ‘N’
3. Under the Customer header, use the filter to find the rows that does not contain Amazon.
Filter Customers excluding ‘Amazon’
Click on the filter dropdown under the Customer column.
Choose Text Filters > Does Not Contain...
Enter Amazon and click OK.
5. On the date header, use the filter to find the dates between 4-1- 24 and 10-1-24.
Filter Dates between 04-01-24 and 10-01-24
Click on the filter dropdown under the Date column.
Choose Date Filters > Between...
Enter 04-01-24 as the start date and 10-01-24 as the end date and click OK.