While you're waiting for the developers to get around to it, try this.

Assume dates in column A

In B1 enter =MONTH(A1)

Double-click on the fill handle of B1 to copy down.

Sort on Column B


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:39:01 -0700, Wahine15
wrote:

It would be great if Excel could sort by month name, such as Jan, Feb, Mar,
etc.

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