1. Hover over the  Date Filters  option. (This may also be displayed as column, text or number filters,  depending on the contents of the column). 4. Select the appropriate filter option to filter the data. In this example, we will select  Before . A dialog box titled  Custom AutoFilter  will open. The result will look like this:  Click  Ok .  Enter the parameters for the filter in the Custom AutoFilter dialog box.  Select 6/1/2014 from the calendar dropdown menu to the right of the  Is Before  dropdown. 35 