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how can i sort a column with numbers and text, in descending order, where the
text falls to the bottom and not the top?

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Say your data is in A2:101. Create an auxiliary column with the
following formula:

=IF(ISNUMBER(A2),"ZZZ"&TEXT(F3,REPT("0",LOG(MAX($A $2:$A$101))+1)),F3)

Sort descending by the aux column.

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how can i sort a column with numbers and text, in descending order, where the
text falls to the bottom and not the top?

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Hi,

That happens by default. I tested it. In a column, I input text and
numeric values. When I sort that column, text values appear at the bottom

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