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135665 2003-04-14 08:45:00 I use Excel to build simple databases for myself using auto filters. I decided to catalogue my music collection so as I listen to something I type in the details. So far I have entered 1500 songs. The problem I have is in the first column (called Song Title). When I click on the drop down arrow I only see song titles up to the mid Ts - about 1230 entries. So my questions are: (1) is there a limit to the entries you can see using auto filter and (2) if there is, is there any way around it? Thanks. sims (3595)
135666 2003-04-14 09:27:00 There is alimit of 1000 unique entries in the drop-down.
The alternative is to use the Autofilter custom option, where you can fro example list all the songs which start with a particular letter, number or word.
Another way is to filter on a second column which might contain, Artists or MusicType.
Russell D (18)
135667 2003-04-14 10:16:00 Thank you Russell D. Using the custom option works a treat eg I can see all the entries starting with Y by going y* eg 3 versions of Springsteen's Youngstown. sims (3595)
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