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There are times when I want to mix up a table order-wise. It would be a nice feature for Excel to have a sort method that would randomize the record set in a table.

What do you guys think about this?

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Dennis wrote on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:41:48 -0700:

There are times when I want to mix up a table order-wise. It
would be a nice feature for Excel to have a sort method that
would randomize the record set in a table.


What do you guys think about this?


Would not sorting on a helper column of random numbers not achieve what
you want?

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Yes. But I think it would be sweet if Excel offered this feature instead of
building a column of random numbers then sorting the table by that column.



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Dennis wrote on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:41:48 -0700:

There are times when I want to mix up a table order-wise. It
would be a nice feature for Excel to have a sort method that
would randomize the record set in a table.


What do you guys think about this?


Would not sorting on a helper column of random numbers not achieve what
you want?

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not


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