I was having difficulty with Text filter web part for sharepoint 2010 as by default it needs an exact match for the results to appear from a list and most of the times this is not the case, so I found a work around for this. 1) Add a data view webpart for the required list from Sharepoint designer 2010 to the page 2) Take the filter option of the web part and add a Parameter as shown by screen shots. 3) Click ok 4) Add a Text Filter Web part from the designer, 5) Click on add connection 6) C lick on the both entries as below Click next and click finish, done. Let me Know if you have any doubts