Can you sort a list based on catagory names without useing a custom list?

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BobbyFlanigan

Can you sort a list based on catagory names without useing a custom
list?

Thanks,
Bobby
 
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Stan Scott

Without a custom list, you can only sort the names alphabetically, ascending
or descending.

Stan Scott
New York City
 
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Dave Peterson

How about a table of names to category.

Then a helper column that returns the category:

Say Sheet2!a:b held the table.

=vlookup(a1,sheet2!a:b,2,false)

and drag down.

Then sort by this column.
 
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