Sort Criteria

Specify the sorting options for the selected range.

Ensure that you include any row and column titles in the selection.

To access this command...

Choose Data - Sort - Sort Criteria tab.

On the Standard bar, click

Sort Ascending

Sort Descending

Sort by

Select the column that you want to use as the primary sort key.

Ascending

Sorts the selection from the lowest value to the highest value. The sorting rules are given by the locale. You can define the sort rules on Data - Sort - Options. You define the default on Tools - Options - Language Settings - Languages.

Descending

Sorts the selection from the highest value to the lowest value. You can define the sort rules on Data - Sort - Options. You define the default on Tools - Options - Language Settings - Languages.

Then by

Select the column that you want to use as the secondary sort key.

Ascending

Sorts the selection from the lowest value to the highest value. You can define the sort rules on Data - Sort - Options. You define the default on Tools - Options - Language settings - Languages.

Descending

Sorts the selection from the highest value to the lowest value. You can define the sort rules on Data - Sort - Options. You define the default on Tools - Options - Language settings - Languages.

Sort Ascending/Descending

Sorts the selection from the highest to the lowest value, or from the lowest to the highest value. Number fields are sorted by size and text fields by the order of the characters. You can define the sort rules on Data - Sort - Options. You define the default on Tools - Options - Language settings - Languages.

Icons on the Standard toolbar

Sort Ascending

Sort Descending