How to Alphabetize a List in Word
Sort any list in alphabetic or reverse alphabetical order with little more than a few clicks of the mouse.
Select the text of your list. From the Home tab, select Sort to open the Sort Text box. Sorting in Word is simple. Choose Paragraphs in the Sort By box and choose Text in the Type box. Select Ascending (A to Z) or Descending (Z to A). Then, press OK.
How to Sort a Table Alphabetically
The process of sorting a table alphabetically is similar to sorting a list.
From the Layout tab, find the Data section, then select Sort to open the Sort dialog box. This dialog box supports several options. Select Header Row under My List Has at the bottom of the box if your table has a header row. This setting prevents Word from including your headers in the sort process. Choose the name of the column by which you want to sort the table in the Sort By list. The Table Tools tab helps alphabetize in Word. Choose the way you want to sort the table in the Type list. To sort alphabetically, choose Text. Select Ascending or Descending to select the sort order. Click OK to sort the table.
Advanced Table Sorting
Word supports multi-level sorting—a helpful feature if a primary sort column includes duplicate values.
Select Column 1 in the Sort By list of the Sort dialog box. Sort by multiple columns in a Word table. Select Column 2 in the Then By list. Select OK to sort the table. Select Options in the Sort dialog box for other advanced options. For example, sort text alphabetically using tabs, commas, or other separators; make the sort case sensitive; choose the language you want to use to sort text alphabetically in Word.
