The table is sorted by the numbering (SN), then by the Student Name.
This Itechguide teaches you How to alphabetize in Microsoft Word.
This guide shows various ways you can alphabetize (sort lists or tables) in Word.
Browse Post Topics How to Alphabetize a List in Microsoft Word How to Alphabetize a Table in Microsoft Word How to Alphabetize a Table in Word by One Header How to Alphabetize a Table in Word by Multiple Headers How to Alphabetize a List in Microsoft Word The Word document in the image above contains a list of random words.
To alphabetize (or sort) the list, follow the steps below: Ensure you are on the Home tab.
Then, on the Paragraph section click Sort (highlighted in the image).
You can alphabetize a list in Word by Paragraphs, Text and also in Descending or Ascending order.
But because this list has no header with number or date column, you can only sort it in Ascending or Descending order.
Here is the result.
If you wish to alphabetize the list in the above Word Document, click Sort.
How to Alphabetize a Table in Microsoft Word The sorting feature of Microsoft Word is particularly useful when used in a table.
Its most application are in sorting a table with numbers, words and dates.
You can alphabetize (sort) a table in Word by a single or multiple headers.
How to Alphabetize a Table in Word by One Header Follow the steps below to alphabetize the table above by one header: Hover over the table and click the tiny box that appears on the top left.
When you click the Sort by drop-down, it has 3 options SN, Student Name or Date of Birth.
To sort the table by the numbering column, select SN labelled 1 from the drop down list.
Microsoft Word will automatically select Number in the Type drop-down.
Then click Ok. The sorting shown in the second image below hasnt changed because Ascending is the default sort order.
To sort in Descending order, Select it as shown in the table below.
Then click Ok. The table is now sorted by 10, 9, 8, etc (second image).
Lets look at them.
Finally, for this section, lets alphabetize the table by the Date of Birth (DoB) and Student Name headers.
The last image shows the table alphabetized by Student Name.
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How to Alphabetize a Table in Word by Multiple Headers In the last section I demonstrated how to alphabetize in Word using a single Header.
However, you can also alphabetize (sort) a table by multiple headers.
On the Then by section (beneath Sort by ) select Student Name in the drop-down.