Sorting is one of Microsoft Excel's easiest tasks. Click; you're done! At least until you need to sort by multiple columns. For this sort task, you'll need a custom sort. Here's how.

The formula =SORT(A3:B17) uses the default “sort by” and “sort order” settings; thus, the list is sorted in alphabetical order. The syntax for the new SORT function is =SORT(array, [sort_index], [sort ...

Launch Excel and open the spreadsheet that contains the list that you want to sort. Click to select a range of data, such as A1 through A20, or click the header to select the entire column of data.

Sort by the characters in column H and delete columns F and G. If you’re working in the menu version (.xls), Flash Fill and Text to Column aren’t supported, but you can use a function. How to ...

In the September 2003 column I erroneously stated that Excel’s Sort function can sort information only in columns (up and down) not in rows (left. Skip to content. This site uses cookies to store ...

This will open a pop-up with details of how to sort your rows and columns. Excel will automatically populate instructions to sort data by Column A from A to Z. 6.

The basics of sorting a range of data in Excel. 7. Using Filters to sort and display specific data is a bit different. Place your cursor on A1, or anywhere inside the range, or on the column you ...

Here, we look at how to alphabetize columns (and even rows) in an Excel spreadsheet. Skip to main content. ... By default, the tool will sort by the left-most column in A-to-Z order, ...

Suppose you have an Excel spreadsheet with a single column A and 52 rows. The value in each row's cell represents a playing card, for example K-Diamonds or 3-Spades. To shuffle the deck, you can ...

In addition to sorting by values, Excel can sort by cell color, font color, and cell icon. First, you must you must define the colors for your sort columns/fields. For this example, we’ll select ...