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In Google Sheets, you can filter by list of values by using the FILTER function and a combination of other functions such as IF, INDIRECT, and ROW. This way, you can quickly and easily filter a large set of data based on a specific list of values. You can also use the FILTER function in conjunction with other functions such as SORT, QUERY, and UNIQUE to further refine the data you’re viewing.
You can use the following syntax to filter a dataset by a list of values in Google Sheets:
=FILTER(A2:C11,COUNTIF(E2:E5,A2:A11))
This particular formula filters the cells in the range A2:C11 to only return the rows where cells in the range A2:A11 contain a value from the list of values in the range E2:E5.
The following step-by-step example shows how to use this syntax in practice.
Step 1: Enter the Data
First, let’s enter the following dataset in Google Sheets that contains information about various basketball players:
Step 2: Define List of Values
Next, let’s define a list of Team values that we’d like to filter by:
Step 3: Filter by List of Values
Next, let’s type the following formula into cell A14 to filter the dataset by the list of teams we defined:
=FILTER(A2:C11,COUNTIF(E2:E5,A2:A11))
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
Notice that the filtered dataset only contains the rows where the Team names from original dataset in the range A2:C11 are in the list of names in the range E2:E5.
Note: The FILTER function is case-insensitive. This means if you type “nets” instead of “Nets”, the function will still return the row with the “Nets” in the Team column.
The following tutorials explain how to perform other common operations in Google Sheets: