> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wisdom.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Instant Filters

Narrow any results table in place. Filters apply in your browser, last for your session, and never change the underlying query.

Results tables in WisdomAI have built-in filters. Pick the values you want to keep in a column, and the table narrows immediately. Nothing is re-queried, and nothing you have shared changes: the filters apply only to your view and reset when you leave the page.

Reach for them when the answer is right but the table is too broad, like when you want one region out of the twenty in the result.

## Filter a column

1. **Open the column menu.** Hover over a column header and click the menu icon.
2. **Choose Filter values.** A checklist opens with every value in the column and a count of rows for each. Use the search box to find values in long lists. `(Blank)` matches empty cells.
3. **Tick the values to keep.** The table updates as you select. **Select all** and **Select none** flip the whole list at once.

A funnel icon marks each filtered column, and a summary bar above the table shows how many filters are active. **Reset** on the summary bar clears everything at once.

## Hide a column

The same column menu has a **Hide column** option. At least one other column must be visible before you can hide one.

## What these filters never touch

* The underlying query, the saved answer, and the dashboard stay exactly as they were.
* Nobody else sees your filters. Two people can look at the same table and each keep their own view.
* Nothing persists. Refresh the page and the table returns to its full state.

<Tip>
  This makes instant filters safe to use aggressively. There is no way to break a shared dashboard or a saved answer with them.
</Tip>

## Limits

* Filters work on the rows loaded in your browser, up to 10,000.

## Next steps

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    Arrange widgets, add summaries, and prepare a dashboard for sharing.
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    Ask questions about your data, and WisdomAI analyzes your governed data to provide answers.
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