# REQUEST: Selecting filtered results

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-selecting-filtered-results/18121
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 25, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-selecting-filtered-results/18121 "2016-07-25T19:31:19Z")
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### Author: ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-selecting-filtered-results/18121/1 "2016-07-25T19:31:19Z")

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I would like to suggest addition of some kind of a quick way for:

selecting filtered file \> keeping the selection \> removing the filter values \> displaying the selected file [with active selection] with all the other files

Let's say I have 20 000 files and I'm doing some kind of evaluation of FILENAME [or TITLE] values; by hand. This requires from me arranging the list of all files alphabetically by clicking FILENAME [or TITLE] column and going from A to Z; that is from top to bottom. If I'm doing few hundreds at a time [day by day], then every next time I load I have to manually go down to the last evaluated file. Of course I can put the name of that file it in the filter box, but that gets me nowhere. Because what good is having only this file displayed? I need the whole list! If I select that file and clear the filter, then the only benefit from that is that file is highlighted [by the means of selection] somewhere on the list- I still have to manually go down to it. And that is because there is no way [at least that I know of] of going "out of filter" to the main window with listed files. And if I could transfer [I don't know how to put it] focus of the user from filter to the list, then I could just press arrow down or arrow up and be on just under or above that file; without having to scroll down the list. Because right now, when I selected the file I have to clear the filter; and the pressing of arrow down or arrow up just puts some old filter value from my history of searches [because input line is in the filter box]

There is a workaround: I could such filtered **AND** selected file simply tag in some made up field as "!THIS IS IT!" or whatever **AND** then clear the filter box **AND** then arrange all the files by this made up field **AND** then select the "!THIS IS IT!" file **AND** then arrange all the files it by clicking FILENAME [or TITLE] **AND** the press arrow down or up **AND** then wipe the "!THIS IS IT!" marker out one way or another; but do you see how many **AND** s that is?