"It sounds as if you are clicking on the autocomplete saved text for the search box; if that is so, all you will do by clicking on it is enter the full text into the search box. It will not do any search." Good point, Mick.

MtheGM- Once the text ("tattered", or whatever else you've chosen/clicked on from the autocomplete function) appears in the Filter box, have you then clicked on the "Refresh" button just to the right of the Filter box? I suspect Mick has nailed it- that little detail we were missing.