Sorting data problems

[simonmccrum]

hi,

I'm not posting this in the tables forum because i'm not sure if th
answer lies there.

I am learning a new language and slowly building up a vocab list.
would like to have four columns of text on each page, first column wil
be the Indonesian word, second column the English equivalent. These tw
columns sorted by column 1 in alpha order.

Columns 3 and 4 will be the reverse of the other two, ie English firs
then Indonesian and sorted by column 3, ie the English version.

I have tried to do this with a table and four columns and if I sor
columns 3 and 4 it sorts the whole table including columns 1 and 2.

I have tried dividing the page into two columns and then a table wit
two columns in each page column. this works okay until the list i
longer than the page as the text from columns 1 and 2 then carry on int
columns 3 and 4!

Any suggestions?

Many thanks

SM

 

[Lisa Wilke-Thissen]

Hi,

[Table in Word 2013]

These two columns sorted by column 1
in alpha order.
Columns 3 and 4 will be the reverse of the
other two, ie English first then Indonesian
and sorted by column 3, ie the English version.

Select column 1 and 2.
Choose:
"Table Tools | Sort | ... | Ascending|
Options... | Sort column only | OK |OK

Select column 2 and 3.
Choose:
"Table Tools | Sort | ... | Descending|
Options... | Sort column only | OK |OK

 

[simonmccrum]

Hi,

[Table in Word 2013]
-
These two columns sorted by column 1
in alpha order.
Columns 3 and 4 will be the reverse of the
other two, ie English first then Indonesian
and sorted by column 3, ie the English version.-

Select column 1 and 2.
Choose:
"Table Tools | Sort | ... | Ascending|
Options... | Sort column only | OK |OK

Select column 2 and 3.
Choose:
"Table Tools | Sort | ... | Descending|
Options... | Sort column only | OK |OK

Lisa, very many thanks, this solved my conundrum