Re: "Sort Data" omits Row 1

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Try giving the header row a different format--bold, underlined.

Sometimes that's enough to give excel the hint that that row is not part of the
data.

(Although, I find the Sort buttons on the toolbar too dangerous--it's too easy
to not include adjacent columns by mistake.)

Philip Hinton wrote:
>
> I _WANT_ "Sort Data" to omit Row 1 when I select a cell in a column and use
> the Sort Ascending button. This works in data tables with not many rows but
> won't with the 583 rows in the one I'm working on. How do I force it to do
> this without a hidden Row 2, or using "Data>Sort>Header Row" each time (which
> doesn't "stick")?
>
> "Frank Kabel" wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > goto 'Data - sort' and uncheck that row 1 is a heading row
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Frank Kabel
> > Frankfurt, Germany
> >
> > Zyvind wrote:
> > > I have many times experienced that when I select a range of data
> > > (e.g. 100 rows), and ask Excel to sort it in ascending/descending
> > > order, it only sorts rows 2-100. The values in row 1 are left in
> > > their original position, regardless of where they rank according to
> > > my criteria.
> > > I am now buliding a database in which I want to include several
> > > sort-macros, where this problem appears. Any suggestions for me?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
> >

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Dave Peterson
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