The Rightpoint Field Guide to Common SharePoint List and Library Filters

Several years ago I cobbled together a list of common view filters that I was using over and over again. Since then, almost every time I've worked with individuals who manage a SharePoint site or when I create a training guide, I reference this list to help clients create views to meet their needs. Since I've been writing a lot of documentation recently, I thought I'd do the world a favor and publish the list. I don't think everyone loves documentation as much as I do, so feel free to utilize the contents of this post in your own training materials.

None of these are particularly earth shattering filters, but instead are a starter set of tools that set up power users and admins for success with their SharePoint site. And all of these can be built without cracking open SharePoint Designer. All you need to do is edit the list’s view and start filtering away.

Two caveats:

1. When creating these filters, be sure to omit any spaces between values in braces [ ] and equations. I.E. [Today]-7.
2. If you're using a calculated column in any of your filters and want to filter by [Today] or [Me], you'll need to utilize this classic workaround.