Place/use a "helper" column along side the list and fill that column with
the Rand function.

=Rand()

Then, simply select both columns, and sort on the "helper column.
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HTH,

RD

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"IanS" wrote in message
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I wish to sort a list of names into random order, rather than ascending or
descending. Can anyone point me in the right direction? (MS Office 2003)