# Validation selectboxes in excel unable to filter content

**URL:** <https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194>\
**Category:** User Support\
**Created:** [November 21, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194 "2025-11-21T16:47:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![aaviegas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aaviegas](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/aaviegas)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194/1 "2025-11-21T16:47:30Z")

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Hi,  
I installed a collabora server to use with Nextcloud.

When using an excel file with Data Validation cells (from a list) i can’t filter writing on the keyboard.

Is there any config i can activate for that?

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**Author:** ![aaviegas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aaviegas](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/aaviegas)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194/2 "2025-11-21T16:55:48Z")

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In Excel  
Writing 111 on the cell, only the options containing 111 would are displayed

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/3/3d8be4387ee82f4917447265735f5782c75b6666.png)

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**Author:** ![aaviegas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aaviegas](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/aaviegas)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194/3 "2025-11-21T16:56:23Z")

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Using Collabora/Nextcloud  
There is not the option to filter writing in the keyboard

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/4/4b0f360bf9f9cf9aa0c49cf3e4be8dc4b5a1d7c5.png)

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**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194/4 "2025-11-23T13:38:19Z")

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Hi @aaviegas Welcome to collabora online forum

Yes there is already search field present , check this image

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/e/e3bf618ad94e885b79b06535eb77a2e4d47ea122.png)

while typing you can filter the items 🙂

Thanks  
Darshan

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**Author:** ![aaviegas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aaviegas](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/aaviegas)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194/5 "2025-11-23T16:27:05Z")

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Thank you for your reply.

My problem is not about column filters, it’s about Validation fields.  
I have a cell with pre-defined values got from a list

![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/b/b80716351dc9dfc6e582ba0b0ad48e722bfce8de.png)

In excel, when i click the select box and i write someting, it filters the options containing what i wrote.

Using Collabora inside Nextcloud i’m unable to do that.

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**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194/6 "2025-11-24T04:38:37Z")

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i think that is not possible right now.

But i would really appreciate if you can file a feature request in GitHub ?

> **[CollaboraOnline/online](https://github.com/CollaboraOnline/online/issues)**
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> Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology. This is also the source for the Collabora Office apps for iOS and Android. - CollaboraOnline/online

Thanks  
Darshan

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**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/validation-selectboxes-in-excel-unable-to-filter-content/4194/7 "2025-11-27T10:53:21Z")

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Closed on November 27, 2025, 10:53am UTC