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*.ods how to sort alphabetically on column A

Asked by john allison

there used to be a simple sort alphabetically for spreadsheets now seems obscure via sort lists?? Just want to sort by column A alphabeticall help file does not have anything for this.

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Best Paul Stewart (paulbrianstewart) said : 		#1

Hi John,

I am assuming you are using LibreOffice Calc to open the spreadsheet....go to the Menu on the top, select Data-Sort, and then sort however you require.

There is also a button on the main toolbar that has a 'a..z' with an arrow icon under it that will do the same task.

Thanks
Paul

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john allison (jallison82) said : 		#2

thanks Paul I also had to select all by the leftmost column otherwise it was sorting only the A column and not sorting the rest of the columns NOT good
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John worked out just fine thanks again

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Paul Stewart (paulbrianstewart) said : 		#3

arrr...yes, I neglected to mention that important fact...glad you were able to fix it.
thanks
Paul