How to Alphabetize in Microsoft Word

By admin | August 23, 2021 |

How to Alphabetize in Microsoft Word

Learn how to sort lists in Microsoft Word, either by text, number, or date, in this short tutorial video. In this video, I use Office 365; however, sorting has been around for a while and it should work in older versions of Word as well.

If you want to practice sorting, you can find the sample data here: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AmxrofZZlZ-wg_9V4ZTxO_UiLlZC-w

Happy sorting!

As full disclosure, I work at Microsoft as a full-time employee.

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41 Comments

  1. Cheryl Ward on August 23, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    Thank you sir 🌹🙏🏽



  2. diane rozankowski on August 23, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    What about sorting by last name?



  3. Makelle Mothapo on August 23, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    O skhokho mfanaka 👊



  4. Helena Pereira on August 23, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    Can an address label document in word be alphabetized i



  5. ben micek on August 23, 2021 at 9:38 pm

    How do you do this with the web version



  6. Rakesh Raman on August 23, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    Good day, Sir. Thanks



  7. Ghulam Omer Abduh on August 23, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    Great job



  8. Botum Horn on August 23, 2021 at 9:41 pm

    I have never noticed this. It’s really a time saver.



  9. Amisha Singh on August 23, 2021 at 9:42 pm

    What about if having very long table



  10. Ryanne P on August 23, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    how to sort in a table containing merged cells?



  11. AFF Aishat fabani on August 23, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    Save me . Thank you



  12. Kaveh Esmaili on August 23, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    thank you



  13. bobana badisang on August 23, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    Thanks.



  14. All tea All shade on August 23, 2021 at 9:49 pm

    Hi does anyone know how to sort a reference list alphabetically in sharepoint as there’s no a-z



  15. Rakesh Raman on August 23, 2021 at 9:50 pm

    Good day, Sir. Thanks



  16. Senal Perera on August 23, 2021 at 9:51 pm

    Thank you so much 🙌



  17. Jeybi Bianan on August 23, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    it works thank you 🙂



  18. J. Sánchez on August 23, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    Excellent!! 🙌🏼



  19. KyBigGuns on August 23, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    Options are there but nothing happens when I click okay.



  20. IhaTatsuo on August 23, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    can i do numbers and words at the same time?



  21. Roimata Tamihana on August 23, 2021 at 10:02 pm

    Saved my behind at least three times this uni semester 😂



  22. Steven Koya on August 23, 2021 at 10:06 pm

    Thank Keven for sharing this vital information. Well done. It really helps.



  23. Joel Mitt on August 23, 2021 at 10:10 pm

    Thanks @Kevin.

    If you have a list and each line is 4 to 5 words, is there a way to quickly sort each line in alphabetically order?

    Here I found someone having the same issue, but I don’t understand the answer.
    === Sorting alphabetically in Word — by word inside phrase or sentence.
    === https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/sorting-alphabetically-in-word-by-word-inside/ad80239e-581c-43ef-8c7a-2e98e013fb29



  24. Rosa Maria Cruz on August 23, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    gracias Muchas gracias I Enjoy the video excellent



  25. Awesome 1 on August 23, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    I could cry right now. You saved me so much work! Thank you so much.



  26. Kevin Stratvert on August 23, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    Hope you enjoy the video! If you want to practice sorting (I know, it’s fun!), you can find the sample data here: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AmxrofZZlZ-wg_9V4ZTxO_UiLlZC-w



  27. Aphrodite Lee on August 23, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!



  28. O'frabjous Day on August 23, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    Thanks so much! No need to get frustrated when I can refer to your tutelage. (BTW, at 1:55, I thought you said, "no hetero," LOL!)



  29. Samurai Cop on August 23, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    Thank you 🕺



  30. Peter Grevstad on August 23, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    Thanks! I have a very messy bibliography for my dissertation.



  31. ItsNotAustin on August 23, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    No Hetero or header row



  32. Rochan Sanga on August 23, 2021 at 10:21 pm

    Thank you very much you made my day easier….



  33. Masixole Tshawuzana on August 23, 2021 at 10:21 pm

    Thanks helped me 👍👌



  34. GRAMMY SAYS. on August 23, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    I think I will get a distinction for this. Thank you



  35. Lee Key on August 23, 2021 at 10:23 pm

    If I have glossary which means list of words in column 1 and corresponding definitions in column 2. Can MS word handle that?
    Thanks sir.



  36. antony rinoy on August 23, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    Is there any way to change the selected small letters to caps and selected caps to small running letters?



  37. Eric Martial Kodjalet Alloufou on August 23, 2021 at 10:32 pm

    thank you very for this tutorial, bro… it is easy to understand and apply. Thanks a lot



  38. Sedan Kolasinac on August 23, 2021 at 10:32 pm

    Saved me at least 15 minutes of work haha



  39. Ermias Mengistu on August 23, 2021 at 10:33 pm

    I am doing my research and so trying to sort my reference alphabetically but an error message " word can’t sort fields in this selection” appears so please help



  40. A. REZZY on August 23, 2021 at 10:33 pm

    Legend



  41. diane rozankowski on August 23, 2021 at 10:33 pm

    What about sorting by last name?