By using the sorting capabilities of Excel you can perform complex sorting of either an entire list or any portion of a list. If you want to sort an entire list, you only need to select a single cell within the list. If you want to sort a portion of a list, you need to select those rows (they must be contiguous) that you want sorted.
Figure 1. The Sort dialog box.
Figure 2. The Sort Options dialog box.
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2015-11-28 17:25:05
Alex B
I normally add a column called Seq (Original Order) that is just a sequential no using data fill.
If the original data is in no logical order, this will let you put it back the way it was if you need to check something.
Also sometimes its useful to have your lowest level sort in the original order.
PS: You can't use previous row + 1, it has to be data fill.
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