1 Select the table for which you want to define a new filter.

2 Select the Filter pane.

3 In the Filter description field, enter a description for the filter. This will appear as a header in the Results pane. It is a good idea to include the filter conditions in the description, so that you can see what the filter shows when you view the results.

4 If you are working with hierarchical data, you must also set the level at which you want the filter to operate. For more information. see Filtering hierarchical data.

5 In the Variables pane, drag the variable you want to use as a filter to the filter area.

6 Set up a condition for the filter; for example, for a categorical variable you can specify that only responses containing a specific category are included in the results. The type of condition you can set up varies according to the type of variable. For more information, see Filter conditions.

7 If required, you can add further conditions. For more information, see Adding multiple conditions to a filter.

8 Press F5 to generate the results and display the table.