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</noinclude>Filtering the view lets you select records that have values in specific fields. It also lets you specify a combination of conditions, so for example you see only those records with value "A" in the first field, and value "X" in the second.
 
===Filter Records Alphabetically===
When you sort a list view on an alphabetic field, an alphabetic filter appears at the top of the window:
:[[File:FilterAlphabetic.png]]

Clicking a letter in that filter restricts the view to records with field values starting with that letter.

===Make a Temporary Filter===
When you click the double down arrow [[File:DoubleDownIcon.png]] next to the Search Bar:
:[[File:FilterSelectorIcon.png]]

The filter area appears: 
:[[File:FilterSpecifier.png]]
:(The double down arrow changes to a double up arrow.)

You can then:
:* Set up selection criteria by specifying a field, a comparison operator, and a value to compare to.
:* Click '''[+ Add More]''' to add additional criteria. 
:* Click the '''X''' icon to delete criteria.
:* Click ''Customize this Filter'' to access all of the filtering and coloring options that are available in the [[Views#View Settings|View Settings]] when editing a View.
:* Click '''[Apply Filter]''' to select the records that appear in the view.

===Permanently Change the View===
# Click the Wrench Icon [[File:WrenchIcon.png]] next to the View Indicator:
#:[[File:ViewIndicator.png]]
# Choose an option:
#* '''Edit this View -''' To make a permanent change to the current view.
#* '''New View -''' To create an entirely new view, leaving this one unchanged. 

''Learn more:'' [[Views#Managing Views|Managing Views]]