Slicers provide an intuitive, user-friendly interface for filtering data in a spreadsheet. Here’s how to create slicers, format them, and use them to filter data in Excel.

Use the Filter Buttons I've already mentioned the filter buttons in Excel tables several times in this guide, and that's because they're a real time-saver.

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Slicers are a good way to filter data in a Microsoft Excel PivotTable or PivotChart, but they take up a bit of room. By moving the buttons to the chart, you free room for more visuals.

By using the power of XMATCH, IFERROR, zero-width space characters, and Power Query, you can create a robust and efficient system for sorting Excel slicer buttons.