A smart filter
option to filter list items and documents is being rolled out to SharePoint
online tenants. Smart filters make it easy to find items with list or document
library.
Working with Smart Filters
Open the smart
filter pane by clicking on the filter icon at the top right of SharePoint list
or library. For document libraries, 3 default filters options are available
Modified: Filter documents based on modified
date range
People: Filter documents
modified by one or more people
Type: Filter documents based on document type such as Word,
Excel etc.
For lists smart
filter option is available for column types date, person and choice.
To clear the
filters click the filter icon at the top right of the smart filter pane. Filtered
items could also be saved as Views.