Sort & filter your data
Sort your data
You can sort columns of cells alphabetically and numerically.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
- To select a column, tap the letter at the top.
- Tap the top of the column again to open the menu.
- Tap More 👁 Right arrow
. - Tap SORT A-Z or SORT Z-A. Your data will be sorted.
Filter your data
Tip: Filter views are only available on desktop.
Filters let you hide data you don't want to find. You can still find all your data when you turn the filter off.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
- Tap More 👁 Image
👁 and then
Create a filter. - Look at the column titles to find if filters have been applied:
- Filter applied 👁 filter applied
- Filter not applied 👁 Filter
- Filter applied 👁 filter applied
- At the top of the column you want to filter, tap Filter 👁 Filter
. - The "Sort and filter" menu will open.
- Tap Search 👁 Search
. - Type in the search bar to find a value or scroll up on the list to find the values in the column.
- Tap an item to uncheck it and filter it out. The sheet will update automatically.
- To select all items, tap Select all. To deselect all items, tap Clear.
To turn off the filter, tap More 👁 Image
👁 and then
Remove filter.
You can also choose to filter data based on a condition. For example, you can choose to only filter items if the cell starts with a certain letter.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
- Tap More 👁 Image
👁 and then
Create a filter. - At the top of the column you want to filter, tap Filter 👁 Filter
. - Tap Filter by condition or Filter by color.
- Tap the Down arrow 👁 Down Arrow
and tap an option. - To save, go to the top left and tap Done 👁 Done
. - Tap Filter 👁 Filter
👁 and then
Filter by condition 👁 and then
Remove.