In the criteria area, use the same heading as in the Last Name field in
your table.
In the cell below, type a letter and asterisk, e.g.: A*
When you run the Advanced filter, select both cells for the criteria area.

Lisa wrote:
I am trying to use the "Advanced filter" to extract data and copy it to the
extract area of my spreadsheet. I have my criteria area & my extract area in
place, but am uncertain how to pull all last names that begin with one
specific letter. I have tried a couple of different functions in the
critereia field, but can't get the result I'm looking for. Can anyone help me
on this? Thanks!


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