Sort ignoring negatives and positives
 

I need to sort a column of number values by the value ignoring negatives and
positives. Example take the list:

-5000
-4000
-1500
1500
4000
5000

and sort into this list
-5000
5000
-4000
4000
-1500
1500

You would need a help column, you can insert a temporary help column and use
a formula like


=ABS(A1)


copy down, select both columns and sort by the help column descending


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"bangbanjo" wrote in message
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I need to sort a column of number values by the value ignoring negatives
and
positives. Example take the list:

-5000
-4000
-1500
1500
4000
5000

and sort into this list
-5000
5000
-4000
4000
-1500
1500

Good evening BangBanjo

The only way I can think of doing this using the Excel sort function is
to have an additional column inserted to use a sort key. If your data
is in column A, starting at A1, put in column B1 =ABS(A1) and copy it
down. This will give the absolute value (ie ignore minuses) and use
this as your sort key. As this column is a formula it will change as
the data in column A changes and could be hidden if required.

Or you could write a macro to do this without the intermediate step...

HTH

DominicB


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Thanks I will try that

"dominicb" wrote:


Good evening BangBanjo

The only way I can think of doing this using the Excel sort function is
to have an additional column inserted to use a sort key. If your data
is in column A, starting at A1, put in column B1 =ABS(A1) and copy it
down. This will give the absolute value (ie ignore minuses) and use
this as your sort key. As this column is a formula it will change as
the data in column A changes and could be hidden if required.

Or you could write a macro to do this without the intermediate step...

HTH

DominicB


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