Q_28980915.xlsx

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I was able to combine both solutions. The first one enabled me to create columns of the text in the field as headings and from there I was able to just filter, as suggested in the second solution, on the headings and filter out the ones that did not contain the text I was looking for.
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I was able to combine both solutions. The first one enabled me to create columns of the text in the field as headings and from there I was able to just filter, as suggested in the second solution, on the headings and filter out the ones that did not contain the text I was looking for.

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Erm, yes, that was my intention. &nbsp;I didn't realise you needed guidance in, or a suggestion regarding how, to use MS-Excel's (Auto)Filter feature.<br />
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Glad we found a combined solution for you though.
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Erm, yes, that was my intention.  I didn't realise you needed guidance in, or a suggestion regarding how, to use MS-Excel's (Auto)Filter feature.

Glad we found a combined solution for you though.

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In the attached XL 2010 worksheet, I have people listed and in column E I list all of the groups each person belongs to. I want to find just the people who are part of the * SG Non-Attorneys group. How can I find such people from a large spreadsheet when all the groups they are members of are all listed in the same field?<br />
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Filter_Find.xlsx

In the attached XL 2010 worksheet, I have people listed and in column E I list all of the groups each person belongs to. I want to find just the people who are part of the * SG Non-Attorneys group. How can I find such people from a large spreadsheet when all the groups they are members of are all listed in the same field?

Finding groups in listing of many groups in XL 2010

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