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me again....

I have a spreadsheet that contains dates written in the following format:

dd/mm/yy

I want to be able to sort by month, then day within the month, currently
sort is by day and I therefore have a result that mixes the months.

any advice ?
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Ensure the cells are actually formatted dd/mm/yy, then sort by date,
ascending (or descending if you choose). Your months will be grouped
correctly.

Works for me, I have xl2003.
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"Roy Gudgeon" wrote:

me again....

I have a spreadsheet that contains dates written in the following format:

dd/mm/yy

I want to be able to sort by month, then day within the month, currently
sort is by day and I therefore have a result that mixes the months.

any advice ?
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thanks
Roy

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With data in A1, in B1 enter:
=MONTH(A1) and copy down

sort your data first by column B and then by column A
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Top man Gary

sorted me out no problem
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With data in A1, in B1 enter:
=MONTH(A1) and copy down

sort your data first by column B and then by column A
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