In the Sort dialog box, under Column, in the Sort by or Then by box, select the column that you want to sort by a custom list. In the Custom Lists dialog box, select the list that you want.

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).

By default Excel will sort by row, and will only sort by column where by_col is TRUE. When by_col is FALSE or missing Excel will sort by row. The SORT function is provided to sort data in an array. If …

Note: For the best results, each column should have a heading. In the ribbon, click Data > Sort. In the Sort popup window, in the Sort by drop-down, choose the column on which you need to sort. For …

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.

In the Sort row, select Ascending or Descending for each of the expressions. An ascending sort in the first column displays January at the top and December at the bottom. An ascending sort in the …

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.

In the row next to Sort by, under Column, click the blank space, and then click the column that you want to sort by. You can also choose to sort based on cell or font color, or on the icon in a cell.

When you sort based upon multiple columns, the order or hierarchy of the sorting is based on the order that the columns were selected. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each subsequent column you want to use …

If the range of cells or table contains many columns and you want to only select a few columns, you may find it easier to select Unselect All, and then under Columns, select those columns.