Filtering

Hmm, could you provide screenshots of your table set up and of how you're trying to filter?  This is what it looks like for me when attempting to filter by a long text field, for example

Thanks for the reply. This is the choice when I filter. The field type is multiple select. You can see on the headings I don’t have a drop down box either.

Ah, you want to do a partial filter on a multiple select field!  To do that, try creating a formula field that'll output the multiple select field's values; this effectively creates a text version of the multiple select field's values which you can then filter by:

Link to base

Sorry how do I filter by status? I don’t seem to have that option .

I’m using the free version would that matter?

TheTimeSavingCo wrote:

re: Sorry how do I filter by status? I don’t seem to have that option .

Ah, here are some step by step instructions, sorry for the confusion!
1. Create a 'Formula' type field: https://support.airtable.com/docs/formula-field-reference
2. In that field, reference the 'Sentiment' field.  It should look like this:

3. In your filters, use that new formula field which should now let you filter by 'contains': 

And I've updated the base to match 

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re: I’m using the free version would that matter?

Nope, wouldn't matter!

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I'd also suggest checking out the Airtable academy to familiarize yourself with some of the functionality if possible!  https://academy.airtable.com/

Thanks so much Adam that worked great. Looked at the academy and it blew my mind. I don't think I need to know that much depth for organizing my craft room. but thanks again, I really appreciate you taking the time to help