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Default date sorting

Let's say dates in column A, create a helper column in B
In B2: =MONTH(A2)
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Highlight both column A & B, and sort by ascending order in Column B


"rcc" wrote:

When I try sorting a column of dates, excel puts (for example) 06/2000 first
and then 01/2001 next. It obviously makes sense that it would do that, but
what I want is to group all the Januarys together first and then all the
Junes together next, regardless of year. Is it possible for me to sort by
month, with no regard to the year?

Thanks.
Renee