The SORT and SORTBY functions let you extract certain columns and rows from a dataset and sort them in a certain order, all while preserving the source data. Even though they work in similar ways, ...

Microsoft Excel has a great sorting feature that works quite well. However, it is possible to use this feature to sort cells based on their color. Multiple colors are supported, and from our testing, ...

Manually organizing data in Microsoft Excel is a real pain. That's why we don't recommend doing it. One simple task, learning how to alphabetize in Excel, is not necessarily as intuitive as we would ...

If you run sorts in Excel a lot, you might benefit from shortcuts or even a macro. Here are some ways to make your sorting life easier. Sorting data is easy and for the most part, Microsoft Excel ...

Product IDs, serial numbers and other reference numbers require a unique identifier to avoid confusion when referencing a product or specific data point. Although you can manually enter unique numbers ...

Can Excel sort by color? Absolutely. In addition to sorting by values, Excel can sort by cell color, font color, and cell icon. First, you must you must define the colors for your sort columns/fields.

Let’s say you have a student gradebook file open in Excel and it contains information for the students in your class. As you look through the students’ grades, you highlight the names of students to ...