# Any way to alphabetize long list in Microsoft Word?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 17, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alphabetize-long-list-in-microsoft-word/430359 "2007-12-17T18:17:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alphabetize-long-list-in-microsoft-word/430359/1 "2007-12-17T18:17:42Z")

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I have a Microsoft Word document that is essentially a list of terms, each term followed by a paragraph break. Is there any way to automatically alphabetize this list?

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**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alphabetize-long-list-in-microsoft-word/430359/2 "2007-12-17T18:24:49Z")

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Yes. Select the list. Under the Table menu, select Sort.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alphabetize-long-list-in-microsoft-word/430359/3 "2007-12-17T18:45:58Z")

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Thanks, Harriet!

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**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alphabetize-long-list-in-microsoft-word/430359/4 "2007-12-17T18:55:53Z")

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I’ve always thought that the Table menu was a stupid place to put this function, because so many people don’t realise you don’t have to have your content in a table to sort it!