Not all list items are displayed in the AutoFilter list in Excel (295971)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac
  • Microsoft Excel X for Mac
  • Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q295971

SYMPTOMS

When you use the AutoFilter command in Microsoft Excel, the AutoFilter list may not display all the unique visible items in a column as expected.

CAUSE

In the products that are listed in the "Applies to" section, the limitation of the amount of entries in the AutoFilter list is 1,000. If you have more than 1,000 unique items in the list, only the first 1,000 items appear.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, use the AutoFilter command on several smaller sections of the data instead of on all the data at the same time. All list items will be visible if each subset has no more unique members than the limit for the particular version of Excel.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
Keywords:kbpending kbprb KB295971
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