# Excel Question
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/529643
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 19, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/529643 "2010-02-19T17:09:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/529643/1 "2010-02-19T17:09:52Z")
So I am using excel to keep track of some print jobs. The first column on my spreadsheet has a name in it, but I can’t enter the jobs in alphabetical order, but rather as they come.
The spreadsheet has to be submitted in alphabetical order at the end of the day. Is there a simple way to have Excel reorder my rows according to the alphabetical order of the first column?
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### Author:  [@Dragline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragline)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/529643/2 "2010-02-19T17:14:50Z")
Sure, just to the data tab ( if you’re using excel 2007) and hit the A-\>Z button. For more fun, use the Filter button in the same area to turn on filtering and you can sort from there, too
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question/529643/3 "2010-02-19T17:35:08Z")
Never mind. Figured it out.
ETA: Thanks - I didn’t see the A\>Z thing.