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I am making a list of all my DVD's, Cd's and etc. I want to be able to
type in the following information in a non Alphabetized order and have
Excel automatically put the list in Alphabetical order. Then as I ad
items to the list it will automatically put them in Alphabetical order.
Is this possible? Do I have to use 1 cell or 3 cells?
Any and all advise will be greatly appreciated.
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
Thanks,
Chamaman

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Use 3 columns.

Column A = DVD Name.......The Bridges of Madison County

Column B = Type of Movie.......Romance

Column C = Actors.........Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep.

Enter your data then select all columns and sort by DVD column in Ascending
order.

This is not "automatic" but comes pretty close.


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On 8 Apr 2005 21:39:36 -0700, "chamaman" wrote:

I am making a list of all my DVD's, Cd's and etc. I want to be able to
type in the following information in a non Alphabetized order and have
Excel automatically put the list in Alphabetical order. Then as I ad
items to the list it will automatically put them in Alphabetical order.
Is this possible? Do I have to use 1 cell or 3 cells?
Any and all advise will be greatly appreciated.
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
Thanks,
Chamaman


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You can have it automatic with a change event macro, but it
would drive you crazy with the row being moved immediately.

If you still want an automatic sort you might choose an event
macro to sort when activating the worksheet which would not
be as interfering. Not really recommended but if sorting has
to be done it would be one way, as long as your report is
done from this worksheet.
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel...g.htm#activate
There is also a double-click macro to invoke the worksheet
activate macro if you just made changes and you want to sort.
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"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message ...
Use 3 columns.

Column A = DVD Name.......The Bridges of Madison County

Column B = Type of Movie.......Romance

Column C = Actors.........Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep.

Enter your data then select all columns and sort by DVD column in Ascending
order.

This is not "automatic" but comes pretty close.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP


On 8 Apr 2005 21:39:36 -0700, "chamaman" wrote:

I am making a list of all my DVD's, Cd's and etc. I want to be able to
type in the following information in a non Alphabetized order and have
Excel automatically put the list in Alphabetical order. Then as I ad
items to the list it will automatically put them in Alphabetical order.
Is this possible? Do I have to use 1 cell or 3 cells?
Any and all advise will be greatly appreciated.
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
DVD name Type of Movie Actors
Thanks,
Chamaman




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Thanks so much. I appreciate your suggestions. I've found that typing
everything and then Alphabetizing when I'm finished works the best for
me. Thanks again.
Chamaman

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