Sorting columns

C

chesjak

Hi
using Excel xp

I have a worksheet with names in one column and address in another column etc.

I want to be able to sort the worksheet so that I can have the names in
descending order but also have the other columns re-aranged as well ie each
line is a name and address etc. when I sort the NAME column in ascending
order, I want tle whole line to be sorted.

At the moment, if I sort the NAME column only that column is sorted and
therefore each name and address line does not stay together.

Hope this makes sense.

Any help wiould be apreciated.

Regards
 
G

Guest

Hi
Select a single cell within the range - NOT the whole of the NAMES column.
Excel will sort the whole lot as long as you don't select a single column.

Hope this helps.
Andy.
 
A

Arvi Laanemets

More precisly - Excel sorts only the selected range, unless a single cell is
selected.
When a single cell is selected, Excel sorts the whole contignous range with
selected cell in it. I.e. when there are empty rows/columns somewhere, then
part of data behind them remains unsorted.
 
C

chesjak

Hi You two Guys

Thanks for your quick response. Dare I push my luck a bit more now you have
sorted that for me.

I now want to print, say, columns a,b,c and colums jand k but not the rest.

How do I go about setting up the print area for this. As far as I can see,
I can only setup print area for adjoining columns.

Thanks again
 
G

Guest

Hi

You could set up a custom view to hide the columns you don't want. This is
from View/Custom View. Set the spreadsheet up first and then go for it!

Andy.
 
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