THANK YOU ! YOU ARE RIGHT. that is very helpful, many thanks again!
Pascale

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi Pascale

I apologise for the mistake in my previous post, I meant to type 1000
not 100.
The same applies to the dropdown.
If there are more than 1000 different names between A and M, then you
will only see through to M

Enter Number in cell A1 of a blank sheet.
In A2 enter =ROW()
drag A2 down through A3:A1100
Apply an Autofilter to A1, and use the dropdown
How many do you see the list go up to?
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Regards

Roger Govier


"Pascale" wrote in message
...
Sorry Roger, it's not exactly what I mean. Imagine you have 3 columns
for 1st
name, surname and address. you select these column headings and go to
Data,
filter and auto.

Appears next to each heading a little arrow pointing downward. when
you
click on the one next to "Surname", you see all the surnames sorted
alphabetically. Without applying the filter but just scrolling down
that list
I can only see up to M rather than Z. Why is that and what can be done
about
it please?
Thanks

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi Pascale

Autofilter has a limit of 100 rows for display when a filter is
applied.
For a workaround take a look at Debra Dalgleish's site
http://www.contextures.com/xlautofilter02.html#Limits
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Regards

Roger Govier


"Pascale" wrote in message
...
Hello
I work with Excel 2003 and when I use the filter to scroll down my
list of
names, I can only see up to the names starting with M when my
spreadsheet
goes up to Z (of course).
Any suggestion please?
Many thanks