Thanks to all, it seemed pretty simple and I did the solution you all

suggested, showed the user how easy it was and then I got this question.

Now he wants to sort by the social security number (SSN column) but only

the last four. The menu driven way doesn't seem to have a substring

option -- I was hoping 'advanced options' would uncover something but it

didn't.

So, how do you do a partial column sort?

v/r

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Stephen S. Wolfe, GS-11, DAFC

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Ray Heilman [mailto:RHEILMAN@mslc.com]

> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:34 AM

> To: profox@leafe.com

> Subject: Re: [NF] -- Excel sorting question

>

> Position active cell in upper left corner of the data block.

>

> Menu, Data, Sort, set first key to 'organization' column, set

> second key to 'grade' column. Click OK.

>

> If you want the specific VBA for this, you can record the

> process as a macro and get the specifices of the sorting method.

>

> I hope this was what you meant! <g>

>

> Ray <><

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> >>> Stephen.Wolfe@macdill.af.mil 3/3/2005 10:56:14 AM >>>

> For those who are Excel gurus ...

>

> I have a user that has a simple 7 column spreadsheet, nothing

> fancy and that individual Wants to have the spreadsheet

> maintain a two level sort. The first level on the 'organization'

> Column and the second level on the 'grade' column.

>

> How do you do that?

>

> TIA

>

> v/r

>

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> Stephen S. Wolfe, GS-11, DAFC

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