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How To Sort One Column or Multiple Columns in Excel

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You can sort your Excel data on one column or multiple columns. You can sort in ascending or descending order.

Navigation: Data Tab → Sort & Filter Group → Sort

One Column

To sort on one column, execute the following steps.

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1. Click any cell in the column you want to sort.

2. To sort in ascending order, on the Data tab, in the Sort & Filter group, click AZ.

Result:

Note: to sort in descending order, click ZA.

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Multiple Columns

To sort on multiple columns, execute the following steps.

1. On the Data tab, in the Sort & Filter group, click Sort.

The Sort dialog box appears.

2. Select Last Name from the ‘Sort by’ drop-down list.

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3. Click on Add Level.

4. Select Sales from the ‘Then by’ drop-down list.

5. Click OK.

Result. Records are sorted by Last Name first and Sales second.

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