How to sort and organize your Excel data numerically, alphabetically, by priority or format, by date and time, and more.

Select a single cell in the column you want to sort. On the Data tab, in the Sort & Filter group, click to perform an ascending sort (from A to Z, or smallest number to largest).

The SORT function sorts the contents of a range or array. In this example, we're sorting by Region, Sales Rep, and Product individually with =SORT (A2:A17), copied across cells F2, H2, and J2.

You can sort on individual values or on subtotals by right-clicking a cell, selecting Sort, and choosing a sort method. The sort order is applied to all the cells at the same level in the column that contains the …

If the chart for which you want to change the plotting order displays axes, you can quickly reverse the order in which the categories or values are plotted along those axes. Additionally, in 3-D charts that …

The SORTBY function sorts the contents of a range or array based on the values in a corresponding range or array. In this example, we're sorting a list of people's names by their age, in ascending order.

You can sort on individual values or on subtotals by right-clicking a cell, choosing Sort, and then choosing a sort method. The sort order applies to all the cells at the same level in the column that …

After you have filtered or sorted data in a range of cells or table column, you can either reapply a filter or perform a sort operation to get up-to-date results, or you can clear a filter to redisplay all the data.

For example, if "123" is stored as text, the sort mechanism cannot compare it to the number "123". The following table describes some issues that might occur with data values in columns, and describes …

Use AutoFilter or built-in comparison operators like "greater than" and "top 10" in Excel to show the data you want and hide the rest. Once you filter data in a range of cells or table, you can either reapply a …