Hi,

I have about 26 columns and every column has about 50 rows with similar
values (#'s). I want to sort the columns out in groups so i know which ones
have the most similar values.

Everytime i sort them out the column's values mix up and i no longer know
which value belongs to which column.

I tried to give every column a diferent color and then sort out the every
row at a time from smallest to largest. I'm sure there is a much easier way
to sort out the the entire columns with out mixing up the values that each
one has.

Help?!

Select Col A:Z (That's 26, isn't it?), and then sort by the column of your
choice.
Otherwise you will mix everything up. this way, if you decide to sort by
say Col W, that will happen, but each row wil remain related.

--
HTH

Kassie

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"Joyce" wrote:

Hi,

I have about 26 columns and every column has about 50 rows with similar
values (#'s). I want to sort the columns out in groups so i know which ones
have the most similar values.

Everytime i sort them out the column's values mix up and i no longer know
which value belongs to which column.

I tried to give every column a diferent color and then sort out the every
row at a time from smallest to largest. I'm sure there is a much easier way
to sort out the the entire columns with out mixing up the values that each
one has.

Help?!

Hi Kassie,

Thanx for your reply.

I tried to select col A:Z and then click on the sort dialog box:

* OPTIONS: left to right ( on the "Sort By" gives me only rows as a
choice)
top to bottom ( gives me "Columns")

Going with either one...i end up with all my columns' rows mixed up....

May be i didn't understand what u ment...




--
Joyce @ fMX


"Kassie" wrote:

Select Col A:Z (That's 26, isn't it?), and then sort by the column of your
choice.
Otherwise you will mix everything up. this way, if you decide to sort by
say Col W, that will happen, but each row wil remain related.

--
HTH

Kassie

Replace xxx with hotmail


"Joyce" wrote:

Hi,

I have about 26 columns and every column has about 50 rows with similar
values (#'s). I want to sort the columns out in groups so i know which ones
have the most similar values.

Everytime i sort them out the column's values mix up and i no longer know
which value belongs to which column.

I tried to give every column a diferent color and then sort out the every
row at a time from smallest to largest. I'm sure there is a much easier way
to sort out the the entire columns with out mixing up the values that each
one has.

Help?!

When I said COL A:Z, and yes, that is not what i said, I meant the data in
these columns. To rephrase. If you need to select A1:Z100, for example,
then do that. Then click on Data, Sort, select the col you want to sort by
from the dropdown box, and OK out. I am qwfully sorry for this misguidance!

--
HTH

Kassie

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"Joyce" wrote:

Hi Kassie,

Thanx for your reply.

I tried to select col A:Z and then click on the sort dialog box:

* OPTIONS: left to right ( on the "Sort By" gives me only rows as a
choice)
top to bottom ( gives me "Columns")

Going with either one...i end up with all my columns' rows mixed up....

May be i didn't understand what u ment...




--
Joyce @ fMX


"Kassie" wrote:

Select Col A:Z (That's 26, isn't it?), and then sort by the column of your
choice.
Otherwise you will mix everything up. this way, if you decide to sort by
say Col W, that will happen, but each row wil remain related.

--
HTH

Kassie

Replace xxx with hotmail


"Joyce" wrote:

Hi,

I have about 26 columns and every column has about 50 rows with similar
values (#'s). I want to sort the columns out in groups so i know which ones
have the most similar values.

Everytime i sort them out the column's values mix up and i no longer know
which value belongs to which column.

I tried to give every column a diferent color and then sort out the every
row at a time from smallest to largest. I'm sure there is a much easier way
to sort out the the entire columns with out mixing up the values that each
one has.

Help?!

Kassie,
Maybe Joyce is actually trying to sort the columns not the rows?
--
Jim Cone
Portland, Oregon USA

Yes. That's what i'm trying to do. This is what i have:

A B C D E F G
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20 20 20 20 20 20 20
25 20 20 20 20 20 20
12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 10
12 15 13 15 15 15 15
20 20 20 20 20 20 20
13 12 12 12 12 12 15
5 5 4 4 4 4 5
20 20 15 20 20 20 15
13 13 13 13 13 13 13
14 14 12 14 14 14 14
24 20 20 20 20 20 20
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
17 15 15 15 15 15 15
13 13 14 14 14 14 15
20 20 20 20 20 20 20


* That's just a small part (they go up to 26 columns & may be 70 rows) *

As you can see, every column has similar values on their rows. I want to
sort the columns without alterting the individual rows. In other words, when
i sort them out i don't want to end up with A2 in D7. If that happends I
wouldnt know what is what.

Whenever i try to sort them out i end up with something like:

A B C D E F G
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 3 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 2 2 3 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 3 4 4 4 3
4 8 5 4 4 5 4
4 4 3 4 3 4 3
5 5 4 4 4 4 5
6 10 5 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 7
6 6 6 6 6 6 7


That i dont' want. It's sorting from smallest to largest but for every
individual column.

Am I explaning myself?

--
Joyce @ fMX


"Jim Cone" wrote:

Kassie,
Maybe Joyce is actually trying to sort the columns not the rows?
--
Jim Cone
Portland, Oregon USA