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Wed 9 Mar, 2005 03:58 pm
So, I've got this list that I want to sort into alphanumeric order. Excel doesn't seem to want to do it the way I need it.
Say I have this list;
711
2
10035
20778
At the moment Excel will sort that as;
2
711
10035
20778
What I want is;
10035
2
20778
711
The actual list has about 10,000 lines and there are letters mixed in as well.
I am assuming I need to format the cells in a certain way but I am not having much luck. Anybody know what I need to do?
Hi Adrian
I don't have Excel right now (star office is cheaper) but I'm pretty sure if you format the cells as text then it will sort them the way you want ie
1
10
11
12
..
19
100
Let me know if it doesn't work - I pick up my new pc with Office XP this arvo!
Ha! That's what I wanted.
Thank you very much Hinge.
You have saved this luddite much stuffing around.
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