On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:18:33 +1000 Russell Butler increased personal carbon footprint by exciting electrons the world over with these memorable words:
> Albert J. Mettler wrote: > > Fonthill, Ontario, 20 August 2008. > > Dear Sirs and Ladies, > > Having recently acquired a new computer with OpenOffice, I have > > tried to sort Column B alphabetically on the Spreadsheet, but have > > been unable to do so. The "Sort" buttons at the top don't seem to > > work. With anticipated thanks for your response, I remain, Yours > > truly, Albert J. Mettler, P.O.Box 35, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0 > > Canada Tel.1-905-892-3800. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [no dots or hyphens in the name and the J must be included] > > > Hi Albert > > You don't say what version of OOo you are using (Help - About), but I > just tried in 2.4.1 and if I highlight the column label - "B" in your > case, then I can use the icons in the toolbar to sort ascending of > descending, or I can go to Data - Sort and then choose from the menu > there. I found that I had to select some data before it became > available to sort. > You should highlight the area (all columns) you want sorted, otherwise you only sort the one column. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
