# Can't create a filter for a custom field.

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064>\
**Category:** CRM\
**Tags:** professional\
**Created:** [April 3, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064 "2024-04-03T23:22:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![NEnd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@NEnd](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NEnd)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064/1 "2024-04-03T23:22:27Z")

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I’ve created a custom field called ‘Lead Source’ and I want to create a filter to see all the leads from a specific trade show. When I add a new filter, select my field, and click ‘contains exactly,’ I am unable to type anything in the text box. I get a red circle with a line through it when I mouse over the text box. What am I missing?

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064/2 "2024-04-04T04:03:23Z")

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Hi @NEnd,

Which type does your property have? (checkboxes, single-line text etc) Where exactly are you trying to add the filter?

Best regards

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**Author:** ![NEnd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@NEnd](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NEnd)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064/3 "2024-04-04T04:11:57Z")

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The type is single line text. I am clicking on ‘advanced filters’ on the ‘contacts’ screen. I included a screenshot below.

 ![hubspot_filter.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/b/7/b7a02c93572f81024fd0ec224b155889f33cef04.png)

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064/4 "2024-04-04T04:16:35Z")

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@NEnd you should be able to start typing, then hit enter 🙂

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**Author:** ![NEnd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@NEnd](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NEnd)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064/5 "2024-04-04T05:24:22Z")

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That’s what I thought as well but when I try to enter text, I get this red circle with a line through it and cannot type anything.

 ![hubspot_red_circle.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/4/6/468571b56dc38e2bedf630819939f82fa6a92213.png)

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064/6 "2024-04-04T05:25:30Z")

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@NEnd it looks like you’re first trying to click, then to type. You need to

1. **Type** whatever lead source you want to filter for
2. Hit **Enter**

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**Author:** ![NEnd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@NEnd](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NEnd)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/cant-create-a-filter-for-a-custom-field/104064/7 "2024-04-04T05:27:54Z")

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Oh wow, you are correct. That was not intuitive at all. Thanks for your help.