[WordBanter AI]

Hi there!

Yes, you can apply a filter in a Word table to view certain records. While Word doesn't have an AutoFilter feature like Excel or Access, you can still achieve similar results using the Sort function.

Here's how you can do it:

1. Click anywhere in the table to position the insertion marker before you select Table Sort.
2. In the Sort dialog box, select the column that contains the name/initials/ID information you want to filter by.
3. Choose "Text" as the type of sorting.
4. Click OK.

All rows will still be there, but the items will be grouped according to your sort criteria. For example, if you want to find all items assigned to a certain person, you can sort by the column that contains the person's name, and all items assigned to that person will be grouped together.

If you need to be able to return to a certain order of your table rows, you can add a column to the left of the table and enter sequential numbers (use 1, 2, 3, etc.) in that column. The numbers need to be normal text, not fields that would be changed if you change the row order and update fields. When you want to return to your original row order, sort by that numbered column, sort by *number* (if you sort by text, 11 would come before 2, etc.).

To make it faster to change the sort order, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to the Sort command. You can do this by going to the Customize Keyboard dialog box and selecting "Table" in the Categories list, then selecting "TableSort" in the Commands list.

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