I'm using Excel 2003.

I have a 2 column list of chapter members' names in one column and their
schools inthe other. There are over 1800 entries.

I want to end up with a single column sorted by the schools, with the name
of the school in a row, followed below by the names of the graduates in
separate rows. then the next school, etc.

Like
Emery-Riddle University
Jones, Frank
Smith, Fred
Franklin University
Adams, Susan
Baker, Sam

Is there a formula that can do this or do I have some (a lot) manual
formatting to do?

Thanks,

Dennis

Let's see. It's going to sound more complicated than it really is but here
goes. You neext to get creative with sorting. I am assuming you have 2
columns of data.
First, sort the sheet down by school.
Then insert a column in column 1. Then add a sequential number to each row
all the way down the line. Start at 1 in row 1, 2 in row 2, 3 in row 3. Then
auto-fill the rest.
Next inset another column between column 1 & 2. Fill it all with the letter
"B".
Then select all the schools in column 4 & cut & paste them after the last
entry in column 3. Next for this group enter the value "A" in column 2 for
the school names. This will be your secondary sort key. Now you just need to
copy the sequence numbers that are next to the names in column 1 and paste
them starting at the first school row. Now you have your primary sort key.
You can now sort the whole sheet by column 1 & column 2. This will put them
into the order you want.
Hope it helps
Eloy

"Dennis Hughes" wrote:

I'm using Excel 2003.

I have a 2 column list of chapter members' names in one column and their
schools inthe other. There are over 1800 entries.

I want to end up with a single column sorted by the schools, with the name
of the school in a row, followed below by the names of the graduates in
separate rows. then the next school, etc.

Like
Emery-Riddle University
Jones, Frank
Smith, Fred
Franklin University
Adams, Susan
Baker, Sam

Is there a formula that can do this or do I have some (a lot) manual
formatting to do?

Thanks,

Dennis