Hey all, I have a worksheet that has 12 columns and 50 rows. I want to sort
by various columns, do I need to select the entire worksheet so that the
information is sorted correctly?

Here is an example of my sort

first name - last name - age - phone # - address - zip code

I want to say "sort by last name" or "sort by age"

Thanks!

Abe,

Select all the used columns in your worksheet, e.g., A:L, then go
to the Data menu, choose Sort, and select the column by which you
want the data sorted.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



"Abe" wrote in message
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Hey all, I have a worksheet that has 12 columns and 50 rows. I
want to sort
by various columns, do I need to select the entire worksheet so
that the
information is sorted correctly?

Here is an example of my sort

first name - last name - age - phone # - address - zip code

I want to say "sort by last name" or "sort by age"

Thanks!

Look at sort in help?

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HTH

Bob Phillips

"Abe" wrote in message
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Hey all, I have a worksheet that has 12 columns and 50 rows. I want to
sort
by various columns, do I need to select the entire worksheet so that the
information is sorted correctly?

Here is an example of my sort

first name - last name - age - phone # - address - zip code

I want to say "sort by last name" or "sort by age"

Thanks!

Not the whole worksheet, the whole range say A1:L50
Select the entire range then sort. Don't let XL pick it for you as it has a
habit of occasionally scrambling it,
Regards,
Alan.
"Abe" wrote in message
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Hey all, I have a worksheet that has 12 columns and 50 rows. I want to
sort
by various columns, do I need to select the entire worksheet so that the
information is sorted correctly?

Here is an example of my sort

first name - last name - age - phone # - address - zip code

I want to say "sort by last name" or "sort by age"

Thanks!

If you have empty columns in the range you want to sort, you will have to
select that range (or the entire sheet) before sorting.

If none of the columns within your range are empty, clicking any cell in the
column you want to sort by, and then clicking one of the sort buttons will do
it. If you want to check whether Excel has guessed your intended range
correctly, after selecting a cell in the column you want to sort by, go to
DataSort. Excel will highlight the range that it is about to sort. DataSort
will also let you select up to three columns to sort by in one go.

"Abe" wrote:

Hey all, I have a worksheet that has 12 columns and 50 rows. I want to sort
by various columns, do I need to select the entire worksheet so that the
information is sorted correctly?

Here is an example of my sort

first name - last name - age - phone # - address - zip code

I want to say "sort by last name" or "sort by age"

Thanks!