Is there a way to alphabetize address labels after typed ?

[okhoneybee]

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

It depends on how they are set up. Word's menu command, Table - Sort, works
on paragraphs as well as tables.

 

[okhoneybee]

Unfortunately I've already tried this. I'm not sure what you mean by how
they are set up...they are address labels typed at random..I need to alpha
them to save me some time. Thanks Barbara

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

By "how they are set up", I mean... do you have them set up with one address
per line, multiple lines per address, everything in the same position for
each address, etc.

For example, if it's set up this way:

Smith, John<tab>5 Main Street<tab>Albany<tab>NY<tab>55555

Smith, Jack<tab>8 West Street<tab>Calla<tab>FL<tab>33333

Then Table - Sort will work. Even though it's not in a table. If it's set up
this way, however:

Smith, John
5 Main Street
Albany, NY 55555

Smith, Jack
8 West Street
Calla, FL 33333

Then you'd need to reorganize them for Word's sorting to be of any use.

If you have tons of addresses, you'd be much better managing them with some
kind of database approach (e.g., Outlook contacts, for example, unless your
data needs are more complex, in which case you might consider MS Access). If
they're really "random," you might do well to hire somebody to put them into
a more manageable form.