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Sort a Word Table

Sort a Word Table

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Learn step-by-step how to sort a word table. You can do a lot with the contents of a table. You can decide to sort it according to a specific column data alphabetically or numerically.

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Sorting a Table
Ascending & Descending
More Complex Sorting

Sort A Word Table

The fastest way to rearrange the rows in a table is to click one of the Sort buttons on the Tables and Borders toolbar.

Sorting means to rearrange (ascending or descending) all the rows in a table on the basis of data in one column.

For example, the first table shown in the example below is arranged, or sorted, on the fifth column, Total Votes. This column has been sorted in descending order from most to fewest votes.

The second table has been sorted on the first column. It is sorted by the candidates names in ascending order alphabetically. Both tables present the same information, but the information has been sorted in different ways.

Sort tables to Ascending or Descending order.
Sort a Word Table: sorting a table example


The difference between Ascending and Descending sorts is as follows:

ASCENDING: Arranges text from A to Z.
Numbers from smallest to largest.
Dates from the oldest in time to the most recent.

Sort a Word Table: sort ascending button Sort Ascending button
   
DESCENDING: Arranges text from Z to A.
Numbers from largest to smallest.
Dates from the most recent to the oldest time.

Sort a Word Table: sort descending button Sort Descending button
   
Word Office Helper When you rearrange a table by sorting it, Word rearranges the formatting as well as the data.

Sort a Word table before you format the table.

To sort a table using the Ascending or Descending buttons, follow these steps:

1. Select the column that is to be the basis of the sort.
   
2. Click the Sort Descending button on the Tables and Borders toolbar for a descending sort or the Sort Ascending button for an ascending sort.
   
  Sort a Word Table: sort ascending button Sort Ascending button
   
  Sort a Word Table: sort descending button Sort Descending button
 
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