Sorting in Excel

[Anita Marlay]

I have a list of various numbers and text that I want to sort numerically. Here is an example:
T300
D9745
P50
565
007
0245
052

Problems: 1.Getting leading zeros to show AND be recognized.
2. Sorting--when I try to sort, it will sort like 7,52, 245, 565, P50, T300, D9745. I want it to sort numerically first (007,0245,052,565) then alphabetically (D9745,P50, T300).
I'm assuming this is impossible, but any tips would be appreciated.


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[Luke M]

You are wanting to sort as if all values are text. First, create a helper
column, use formula:
=TEXT(A2,"@")
Then, select all your data you want sorted (helper column & original column)
and goto Data - Sort. Sort by helper column, treat numbers that look like
text as Text.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Precede the numbers with an apostrophe like

'007 '0245 '052

Data>Sort

"Sort anything that looks like a number, as a number"


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP