sorting (XP)

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I know there’s a way to “trick” Excel into letting you sort by more than 3 categories – keep the 1st 3 sorts intact – then sort by another 3 categories. Yes? How?

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Yes, by starting your sort with the least important columns.
Say you want to sort on A, B, C, D, E (in that order). You start the sort on C, D, E. Then after that you sort on A., B, C.

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It works great for the first 6 headers – then I need to sort by two more – then it screws it all up! What am I doing wrong?

Have attached the file I need to sort – D through K

Thank you!

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Sorted file (Sheet2) attached.

• Selected A3:L67
• Data > Sort Cols K; L; Blank. All Ascending. No Header Row
• Data > Sort Cols H; I; J. All Ascending. No Header Row
• Data > Sort Cols D; E; F. All Ascending. No Header Row
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Thank you all – again.

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