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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 14, 2024)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, Excel in Microsoft 365, and 2021
James has a worksheet that has graphics on top of cells that explain what is in the cells. The graphics sort with the cells just fine, but when he applies filters to the cells, the graphics bunch up at top of cells that are visible. James wonders if there is a way to have graphics hide when filtering data within cells.
The answer has to do with how you have the properties for the graphics set up. You need to make sure that the graphics are set to resize when the row height changes. Here's what you do if you are using Excel 2013 or a later version:
Figure 1. The Properties option of the Format Picture task pane.
If you are using Excel 2007 or Excel 2010, then the process is just a bit different because those versions don't use task panes. Follow these steps:
Figure 2. The Properties tab of the Size and Properties dialog box.
Regardless of your version of Excel, it is step 5 that does the trick. Since your graphics are sorting properly when you sort the worksheet, chances are good that you had the Move but Don't Size with Cells check box selected. This is what caused the graphics to bunch up—they couldn't resize when filtering hid the rows with which they were associated.
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2024-09-16 10:35:39
J. Woolley
Excel graphics are called shapes. They can be grouped and/or linked to a formula, macro, or hyperlink. My Excel Toolbox includes the following dynamic array function to list information about a workbook's shapes:
=ListShapes([AllSheets], [SkipHeader], [IncludeText])
These 7 columns are returned for each shape: Range, Group, Type, Shape Name, Link Formula, Macro Name, and Hyperink Address. If optional IncludeText is TRUE (default is FALSE), an 8th column will include Shape Text.
See https://sites.google.com/view/MyExcelToolbox/
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