How to Sort Table Cells Continuously by Row

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6.00 6.00a WINDOWS kbusage kbhowto

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SUMMARY

This article describes how to sort from the top left to the bottom right cell of a table, such as in the following example:

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To do this, you must first convert the table to text so that Word performs the sort based on paragraphs.

MORE INFORMATION

To perform this type of sort, do the following:

1. Select the table or rows of a table that are to be sorted. (Make a note

   of the number of columns.)

2. From the Table menu, choose Convert Table To Text.

3. Under Separate Text With, select Paragraph Marks, and choose OK.

4. With the paragraphs still selected, choose Sort Text from the Table

   menu. Under Sort By, select Paragraphs. Select the appropriate Type
   category (Text, Date or Number), and choose OK.

5. Select the sorted paragraphs and choose Convert Text To Table from the

   Table menu. In the Convert Text To Table dialog box, enter the number of
   columns from Step 1 above. Under Separate Text At, select Paragraphs.
   Choose OK.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 159-161, 299, 284-285

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Version           : 6.00 6.00a
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Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998