I also suggested "Alternatively, you can split the table between the two
heading rows, sort, then delete the intervening paragraph to rejoin the
table."

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"DR" wrote in message
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Gee, I think you are misreading both the tone and the content of my post.
1- I wasn't complaining about your helpfulness, which I appreciate.
2- Your response is not accurate. It is not correct that, where there are
two header rows, I "will have to sort by Column 1...". That is not an
option.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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A solution has been offered. Take it or leave it.

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"DR" wrote in message
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I am perfectly happy to get Column 1, etc. as the sort choices rather
than
the alphanumeric content of row 2. But I'm not getting that in Sort
by,
unless I first highlight all the rows other than the two header rows.

To review, there is a merged header row, then a second row that isn't
merged, then the rows to be sorted. On Table | Sort, the only thing
that
appears in Sort by is the alphanumeric content of row 1. The routine
simply cannot handle a merged row in the picture. Also, if you try
the
same
thing with an unmerged row 1 instead, the routine works but the
choices
are
incorrectly shown as the content of row 1 if there is an entry in the
column, and Column # if not.

Bottom line -- Word doesn't work with more than one header row.

"Klaus Linke" wrote in message
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mmmHokay ... I'm a bit slow on the uptake sometimes

Klaus