MS Word is a favorite word processor program developed by the Microsoft. It is a part of Microsoft Office suite and also available as a standalone program. It has a plethora of formatting options enough to create any documents. Whether you want to create an assignment for your school or have to share a survey report document with your boss, the program is capable enough to create one.
How to Alphabetize in Word Document
How to Alphabetize in Word Document
Since using an MS Word document is easy, but some users find it difficult to employ various formatting options while creating a document. One out of those options is an Alphabetizing feature; it is indeed a useful skill to master in the MS Word, especially if you’re reading with lists and directories often. The good thing is that sorting a list alphabetically is super easy as you just have to make a click or two to use the option. In the upcoming lines, you will read step by step instructions on how to sort a list alphabetically in Word. So without further delay why don’t you start reading the instructions:
How to Alphabetize in Word 2007 or Latest
Note: In case, the Word document only has a list then there is no need to make a selection. It is required only if the list in Word document is the part of a larger document.
This will launch the ‘Sort text‘ window.
With default settings, the Alphabetize process will happen by Paragraph. Next, to this, you will find two radio buttons, i.e., Ascending or Descending. You need to click on the one to choose how the list should appear. Ascending – It will show the list in alphabetical order (A-Z) Descending – It will show the list in reverse alphabetical order. (Z-A) In my case, I have sort Alphabetize in Ascending order and here is sorting happen in the Word document
How to Alphabetize in Word 2003 or Earlier
In Word 2003 or earlier, the Sort option is listed in the menu of Table tab available on the ribbon. Check the screenshot for a clear idea: The rest of the steps are similar to the steps discussed above for Word 2007 or above. That’s it! I trust you will find my this blog post on how to Alphabetize in Word Document useful. If you want me to write a tutorial on any other MS Word document, feel free to share it in the comments.
