Sort Option in Microsoft Excel

 

Sort is option provided in Microsoft Excel facilitates users to prepare data in different categories or groups. Suppose have students’ rolls where students’ different classes and sections are given in one list according to their roll number but we have to integrate students of every class and section for this purpose. 

In another situation we have to get details parentage and address of students for arranging parents and teachers meeting. However, we have students with same parentage and address details. We will use Sort Option Microsoft Excel

How to Use Sort Option in Microsoft Excel

Click on dropdown list of Filter Option shown in every column of data. We can see different buttons of filter options. However, we will see also sort option buttons in start. We shall first button in case integrated students from 6^th class to 10^th class. This command in Sort option is called as Ascending.  Click 2^nd button to integrate from 10^th to 6^th. This command is descending command in Sort Option.

It is highlighted that Sort Button gives options according to type of data. Sort Function will give us for digits data as smallest to largest and largest to smallest options for ascending or descending orders. Text data will give us from A to Z and Z to A options. Dates format will give options oldest to Newest and Newest to Oldest options. 

To sort two or more options, click on sort button at data tab or click on filter and sort option icon shown at right corner of home tab, which will open following window showing different buttons.

Click on dropdown list shown infront of “sort by”, which will show list columns headings. Select the desired columns title or heading to sort. Then click on the button Add level, which will open the new line showing options like one line. Accordingly, select next column for which you desire to resort. Accordingly you can select options for all columns after adding new level and sort by customs.

We shall also define functions of different buttons shown in sort window:-

Add Level. We will see this button in left top corner, which is used to sort the data with the value of different columns.

Delete Level.     We can use this button to delete any level added in the sort options.

Copy Level.  We can use copy level button to add level of similar data. We can change then options of copies level according to requirement.

Options.    This button provides us to choose two choices for sorting the data. Suppose, we have data with UPPER CASES a
nd Regular Cases and we want to sort the data according to case sensitivity according to our requirement. Moreover, we sort data in some cases according to rows. We can set these both conditions from this button.

My data has headers.         This button indicates whether the data being sorted has headers or we will sort data according to columns or rows heading. If we unselect this button, the sort command will be applied to whole data including headings of columns and rows. This button is selected in default, however, we can unselect as per requirement.