[mso] Re: excel question

  • From: "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 08:05:44 -0500

Hi SandyLea...I'm not sure what you are "overlooking", but I just entered
the dates exactly how you list them below and sorted them in ascending order
and this is what I got...

1/5/03
1/1/04
1/3/04
1/1/05

Which appears to be exactly what you want...year first, month next, then day

This is not what happens when you sort dates?  Are they formatted as dates?
What version of Excel are you using? 


Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS
Linda's Computer Stop
http://personal-computer-tutor.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of sandylea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 7:15 AM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] excel question

Cloudeight Funletters, Happy New Year!Is there a way to sort excel column in
date order 
example
1/1/04
1/1/05
1/3/04
1/5/03
these would be sorted in the year first, and month second and date last?  I
am sure there must be I am just overlooking how.

thank you,


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