Re: How do I (un)reverse the alpha display of file list (File/Open

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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:28:28 -0600

If you change the sorting in Windows Explorer, it will affect all
applications that use Explorer windows. 

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"awposting" <awposting@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1828782C-DDC1-4C7D-BB73-7B5158615190@microsoft.com...
> Ahhh!  I guess I figured it out.  I had to click on the View icon first
and
> change to a different view (i.e., Details view vs. List view) that had
column
> headings.  THEN clicked on name and it worked.  Don't know that changed
all
> of a sudden (in multiple applications!).  Thanks again, garfield.
>
> "garfield-n-odie" wrote:
>
> > Hi, awposting.  Click on File | Open, then click on the "Name" column
heading
> > to make it sort by that column.  Click on "Name" again to toggle between
> > ascending and descending order.
> >
> > "awposting" wrote:
> >
> > > All of a sudden tonight, when I choose File/Open in Word or Excel the
file
> > > list is in reverse alphabetical order.  Does anyone know how to
un-reverse
> > > it?  I have plugged in a new keyboard and keys are in slightly
different
> > > places, so I am sure that I somehow inadvertently pressed a key that
caused
> > > this but I can figure out what I did!
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