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Old May 19th, 2009, 05:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
Matthew
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Default Filter - Blank vs Space

I was suprised to see that a Blank is treated identical to a cell containing
a single space. I needed this in order to preserve section formatting while
filtering the entire sheet. I'm not suprised however, as the Filter feature
probably includes a built in trim function. Ha!, not good though if dealing
with a single space, really, come on.

The workaround is to use a different character like a period. However, it
forces me to change the font color to match the background color of the cell.
This workaround is tedious since there are two background colors to deal
with.

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