AutoFilter Status Bar Message Shows "Filter Mode" (189479)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q189479 SYMPTOMS
If you filter a list in-place in Microsoft Excel, the status bar may
display the following message:
Filter Mode
This message is incorrect. Instead, the status bar should display the
following message
<number> of <number> records found
where <number> is the appropriate number of records.
CAUSE
This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:
- You have 51 or more formulas in a list.
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- You filter the list in-place (you click AutoFilter on the Data menu,
and select a value from the AutoFilter list or you click
Advanced Filter on the Data menu, click to select "Filter the list,
in-place," and select a value from the filter list).
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- Each formula contains at least one cell reference.
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- Excel makes a change to the status bar to indicate the calculation of
formulas before the filter process is completed.
WORKAROUND
To temporarily work around this problem, prevent the formulas from
calculating when you run a filter. To do so, follow these steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- In the Options dialog box, click the Calculation tab.
- On the Calculation tab, click Manual under Calculation.
- Filter the list to see the filter results in the status bar.
To restore calculation, click Options on the Tools menu, click the
Calculation tab, and click Automatic under Calculation.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Calculation of formulas may cause Excel to show the "Calculating
<number>%" message in the status bar. Depending on the complexity of the
formulas, this may occur when there are more than 50 formulas. The act of
filtering causes recalculation of formulas.
When you filter a list in-place, Excel displays the "<number> of <number>
records found" message, unless the status bar is changed before the filter
is completed. If you do not have a large number of formula cells to
calculate, Excel does not indicate the calculation with the status
indicator, but displays the typical "<number> of <number> records found"
message. However, if calculation is indicated in the status bar, even
though it is very brief, the status bar message changes to the "Filter
mode" message.
REFERENCES
For more information about AutoFilter, click Contents And Index
on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Excel 97 Help, type the
following text
filters, autofilter
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Display a subset of
rows in a list by using filters" topic. If you are unable to find the
information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
For more information about advanced filters, click Contents And Index
on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Excel 97 Help, type the
following text
filters, advanced
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Filter a list by
using advanced criteria" topic. If you are unable to find the information
you need, ask the Office Assistant.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/18/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnofix KB189479 |
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