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excel is only sorting some columns - please help
Hello,
I have a database of contact info we need to use for a mass mailing. I'm trying to sort it by address so I can delete the entries that we don't have addresses for. However, when I select a cell in the "Address" column and hit the sort button, it doesn't sort the first three colums, so the data is all messed up. I can tell this is the case because the first three columns stay the same, while the rest of the columns are sorted according to address. I tried using smart filters and the same thing happens. I tried selecting all columns and the same thing happens. If I choose a cell in one of the first three columns then it will sort all data including those columns, but if its the 4th 5th 6th etc column then the first three are ignored and not sorted. If anyone knows how I can get Excel to sort ALL the data that would be a great help. Thanks! Dan |
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excel is only sorting some columns - please help
Don't let Excel guess.
Select all the columns in your data range before sorting on the address column. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:11:00 -0700, lifeworksla wrote: Hello, I have a database of contact info we need to use for a mass mailing. I'm trying to sort it by address so I can delete the entries that we don't have addresses for. However, when I select a cell in the "Address" column and hit the sort button, it doesn't sort the first three colums, so the data is all messed up. I can tell this is the case because the first three columns stay the same, while the rest of the columns are sorted according to address. I tried using smart filters and the same thing happens. I tried selecting all columns and the same thing happens. If I choose a cell in one of the first three columns then it will sort all data including those columns, but if its the 4th 5th 6th etc column then the first three are ignored and not sorted. If anyone knows how I can get Excel to sort ALL the data that would be a great help. Thanks! Dan |
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I did that, it still doesn't sort the first three columns.
"Gord Dibben" wrote: Don't let Excel guess. Select all the columns in your data range before sorting on the address column. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
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You may need to make your file (or a shrinky-dink version of it) available
at a free file-hosting service and post the link here. That way we'll be able to see what your describing. Here are some options: http://www.flypicture.com/ http://cjoint.com/index.php http://www.savefile.com/index.php ------------------------- Regards, Ron (XL2003, Win XP) Microsoft MVP (Excel) "lifeworksla" wrote in message ... I did that, it still doesn't sort the first three columns. "Gord Dibben" wrote: Don't let Excel guess. Select all the columns in your data range before sorting on the address column. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
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Could you post a few columns and rows of your data for us to peruse.
Don't post a file unless you want to use one of the Internet sites. Use either of the 2 free filehosts below to upload a sample of your actual worksheet. (Desensitize it first, if needed). Then copy & paste the generated link to your sample file in response he http://www.flypicture.com/ http://cjoint.com/index.php Gord On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:56:00 -0700, lifeworksla wrote: I did that, it still doesn't sort the first three columns. "Gord Dibben" wrote: Don't let Excel guess. Select all the columns in your data range before sorting on the address column. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
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Hi Dan,
If I understand your post correctly, I think you need to select all the columns you need to sort, then click on "DATA", then SORT BY.........follow the prompts. That should do the trick for you. Take care. Ron "lifeworksla" wrote: Hello, I have a database of contact info we need to use for a mass mailing. I'm trying to sort it by address so I can delete the entries that we don't have addresses for. However, when I select a cell in the "Address" column and hit the sort button, it doesn't sort the first three colums, so the data is all messed up. I can tell this is the case because the first three columns stay the same, while the rest of the columns are sorted according to address. I tried using smart filters and the same thing happens. I tried selecting all columns and the same thing happens. If I choose a cell in one of the first three columns then it will sort all data including those columns, but if its the 4th 5th 6th etc column then the first three are ignored and not sorted. If anyone knows how I can get Excel to sort ALL the data that would be a great help. Thanks! Dan |
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