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carl1967mentions
Jan 24, 2019Copper Contributor
Pivot Table - Filter- multiple items- Ordering the options in a logical manner
I am using the Filter option of Pivot tables Within that I am using the option to "select multiple items" - which it allows me to do BUT Excel presents me my very long list of entries ( hundreds ...
Wyn Hopkins
Jan 25, 2019MVP
From a sort order point of view you could try pulling the filter into the row field, sorting it and then putting it back in the filter box
For large numbers of filters I'd go with a separate filter table that you then add a reference column to your source file that uses something like COUNTIF to identify whether that row is one of the items that is in the filter list.
That then gives a simple yes / no filter in the Pivot
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