If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
How can I sort by numbers and not text?
I'm trying to sort my list (column B) but it sorts it like this: A1 A10 A2 how do I sort it like this: A1 A2 A10 without padding the numbers (A01, A02, etc)? MS Word has sort by numbers but Excel doesn't seem to have that option. Thanks. -- Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arsenal's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=27417 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=469325 |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Assuming data in col B, from row1 down
(data as posted is assumed representative in structure) Use a helper column, say col C Put in C1: =MID(B1,2,99)+0 Copy down Then just select both cols B and C, and sort by col C, ascending -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- "Arsenal" wrote in message ... I'm trying to sort my list (column B) but it sorts it like this: A1 A10 A2 how do I sort it like this: A1 A2 A10 without padding the numbers (A01, A02, etc)? MS Word has sort by numbers but Excel doesn't seem to have that option. Thanks. -- Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arsenal's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=27417 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=469325 |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|