A colleague who is using Excel 2002 is trying to filter some data. The
problem is that there are two columns within the range that he does not want
the filter arrows to appear on, for fear that if someone else got hold of it
they make a mess of it. I think that if you filter the data the range has to
be a continuous area and cannot be separated by blank columns. Can someone
confirm that this is correct or not? TIA

It's true that the filtered range has to be a contiguous range, but you can hide
the arrows using code (or maybe just hide the columns (or move the to the far
right or far left of the range to be filtered).

If you want to try the code stuff, visit Debra Dalgleish's site:
http://contextures.com/xlautofilter03.html#Hide

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros he
http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same thing.)

Chris waller wrote:

A colleague who is using Excel 2002 is trying to filter some data. The
problem is that there are two columns within the range that he does not want
the filter arrows to appear on, for fear that if someone else got hold of it
they make a mess of it. I think that if you filter the data the range has to
be a continuous area and cannot be separated by blank columns. Can someone
confirm that this is correct or not? TIA

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Dave Peterson

Dave Peterson;462943 Wrote:
It's true that the filtered range has to be a contiguous range, but you
can hide
the arrows using code (or maybe just hide the columns (or move the to
the far
right or far left of the range to be filtered).

If you want to try the code stuff, visit Debra Dalgleish's site:
'Excel Filters -- AutoFilter Programming'
(http://contextures.com/xlautofilter03.html#Hide)

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros he
'Excel VBA -- Adding Code to a Workbook'
(http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html)

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
'Getting Started with Macros and User Defined Functions'
(http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm)

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
'Where do I paste the code that I want to use in my workbook'
(http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm)

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same thing.)

Chris waller wrote:

A colleague who is using Excel 2002 is trying to filter some data.
The
problem is that there are two columns within the range that he does
not want
the filter arrows to appear on, for fear that if someone else got
hold of it
they make a mess of it. I think that if you filter the data the range
has to
be a continuous area and cannot be separated by blank columns. Can
someone
confirm that this is correct or not? TIA

--

Dave Peterson

I'd point out that in Excel 200*3*, a range which is not contiguous and
contains blank rows and/or columns can be filtered if you select the
whole range before applying the Autofilter.

In code, you can hide whichever dropdown arrows you
like Range("F15:N26").AutoFilter 3, , , , False
'hide dropdown for 3rd column
Range("F15:N26").AutoFilter 5, , , , False 'hide dropdown for 5th
column
and of course, if the columns you don't want to show
dropdown arrows for are at the extreme left or right of the range,
simply don't include them when selecting the range to autofilter.


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The range to be filtered has to be contiguous in any version of excel.

The data within the cells in that range can be as empty as you want (empty rows
and columns within that contiguous range are fine).

(Just a clarification of what that contiguous range means.)

p45cal wrote:

Dave Peterson;462943 Wrote:
It's true that the filtered range has to be a contiguous range, but you
can hide
the arrows using code (or maybe just hide the columns (or move the to
the far
right or far left of the range to be filtered).

If you want to try the code stuff, visit Debra Dalgleish's site:
'Excel Filters -- AutoFilter Programming'
(http://contextures.com/xlautofilter03.html#Hide)

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros he
'Excel VBA -- Adding Code to a Workbook'
(http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html)

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
'Getting Started with Macros and User Defined Functions'
(http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm)

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
'Where do I paste the code that I want to use in my workbook'
(http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm)

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same thing.)

Chris waller wrote:

A colleague who is using Excel 2002 is trying to filter some data.
The
problem is that there are two columns within the range that he does
not want
the filter arrows to appear on, for fear that if someone else got
hold of it
they make a mess of it. I think that if you filter the data the range
has to
be a continuous area and cannot be separated by blank columns. Can
someone
confirm that this is correct or not? TIA

--

Dave Peterson

I'd point out that in Excel 200*3*, a range which is not contiguous and
contains blank rows and/or columns can be filtered if you select the
whole range before applying the Autofilter.

In code, you can hide whichever dropdown arrows you
like Range("F15:N26").AutoFilter 3, , , , False
'hide dropdown for 3rd column
Range("F15:N26").AutoFilter 5, , , , False 'hide dropdown for 5th
column
and of course, if the columns you don't want to show
dropdown arrows for are at the extreme left or right of the range,
simply don't include them when selecting the range to autofilter.

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Dave Peterson

Dave Peterson;462943 Wrote:
It's true that the filtered range has to be a contiguous range, but you
can hide
the arrows using code (or maybe just hide the columns (or move the to
the far
right or far left of the range to be filtered).

If you want to try the code stuff, visit Debra Dalgleish's site:
'Excel Filters -- AutoFilter Programming'
(http://contextures.com/xlautofilter03.html#Hide)

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros he
'Excel VBA -- Adding Code to a Workbook'
(http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html)

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
'Getting Started with Macros and User Defined Functions'
(http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm)

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
'Where do I paste the code that I want to use in my workbook'
(http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm)

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same thing.)

Chris waller wrote:

A colleague who is using Excel 2002 is trying to filter some data.
The
problem is that there are two columns within the range that he does
not want
the filter arrows to appear on, for fear that if someone else got
hold of it
they make a mess of it. I think that if you filter the data the range
has to
be a continuous area and cannot be separated by blank columns. Can
someone
confirm that this is correct or not? TIA

--

Dave Peterson

Dave Peterson;463189 Wrote:
The range to be filtered has to be contiguous in any version of excel.

The data within the cells in that range can be as empty as you want
(empty rows
and columns within that contiguous range are fine).

(Just a clarification of what that contiguous range means.)

p45cal wrote:

Dave Peterson;462943 Wrote:
It's true that the filtered range has to be a contiguous range, but
you
can hide
the arrows using code (or maybe just hide the columns (or move the
to
the far
right or far left of the range to be filtered).

If you want to try the code stuff, visit Debra Dalgleish's site:
'Excel Filters -- AutoFilter Programming'
('Excel Filters -- AutoFilter Programming'
(http://contextures.com/xlautofilter03.html#Hide))

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros he
'Excel VBA -- Adding Code to a Workbook'
('Excel VBA -- Adding Code to a Workbook'
(http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html))

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
'Getting Started with Macros and User Defined Functions'
('Getting Started with Macros and User Defined Functions'
(http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm))

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
'Where do I paste the code that I want to use in my workbook'
('Where do I paste the code that I want to use in my workbook'
(http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm))

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same
thing.)

Chris waller wrote:

A colleague who is using Excel 2002 is trying to filter some
data.
The
problem is that there are two columns within the range that he
does
not want
the filter arrows to appear on, for fear that if someone else
got
hold of it
they make a mess of it. I think that if you filter the data the
range
has to
be a continuous area and cannot be separated by blank columns.
Can
someone
confirm that this is correct or not? TIA

--

Dave Peterson

I'd point out that in Excel 200*3*, a range which is not contiguous
and
contains blank rows and/or columns can be filtered if you select the
whole range before applying the Autofilter.

In code, you can hide whichever dropdown arrows you
like Range("F15:N26").AutoFilter 3, , , , False
'hide dropdown for 3rd column
Range("F15:N26").AutoFilter 5, , , , False 'hide dropdown for 5th
column
and of course, if the columns you don't want to show
dropdown arrows for are at the extreme left or right of the range,
simply don't include them when selecting the range to autofilter.

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Yes, quite right; I was confusing the perceived need for 'continuous
area' in the first post of this thread, for which I understood to mean
'continuous data' with your 'contiguous' referring to a range.


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