"2039B" is text, and any text is treated by Excel as being greater than the
largest real number, that's why. To sort these like real numbers, use a
helper col,
eg in B1, copied down: =IF(A1="","",IF(ISNUMBER(A1),A1,LEFT(A1,4)+0))
Then sort both cols A and B by col B, ascending, and you should get the
desired sort in col A. Success? hit YES below
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Max
Singapore
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"janey" wrote:
I have a table which I need to sort, e.g.:

2000
2039B
2026
2167
2239
2242

When I run Sort, I get
2000
2026
2167
2239
2242
2039B

Why does 2039B come at the bottom rather than between 2026 and 2167?