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title: "The “Use this field to filter entries” setting"
date: 2026-04-23
author: "GravityKit"
link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview-pro/a-z-filters/the-use-this-field-to-filter-entries-setting/"
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**This setting is required for the filter to work correctly.**

 If you want the links to filter users based on first name, for example, you would choose the First Name field.

### Filtering Example

 Let's say your form has entries with the following people's names:

- Amanda Doe
- Charlie Rondel
- Faye Lowry
- George Smith
- Julie Fallon
- Rachel McDonnell
- Raurie McDonnell
- Steve Wang

 Then you visit the View and click on the R link in the A-Z Filter widget.

#### What happens when you click on the R link

- If you chose the field Last Name when you set up the widget, the list would be narrowed to Charlie Rondell because R is the first letter of the Last Name value.
- If you choose First Name as the field to filter by, there will be two entries: Rachel McDonnell and Raurie McDonnell. That is because their names both begin with R.