Microsoft KB Archive/46426

Sorting Blank Lines Based on Columns

PSS ID Number: Q46426 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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When performing a sort in of Word for the Macintosh (on text, not tables created with the Insert Table command), blank lines will be sorted differently, depending on which column the sort is based upon.

If the sort is based on the first column, the extra lines between each record are ignored in the sort and retain their positions. However, when the sorting is based on any column other than the first, the blank lines will be placed before the rest of the text. This occurs because Word interprets all columns but column one of blank lines as spaces, which sort before all other text.

Example
Before Sorting After Sorting Based on Column 1 ————– ——————————-

Column 1 Column 2 Column 1 Column 2

zoo elephant pet store cat

pet store cat zoo elephant

After Sorting Based on Column 2 ---

Column 1    Column 2 pet store   cat zoo         elephant Additional reference words: 4.00 5.00 3.00 3.01 3.02 5.10 macword macword5 ====================================================================== ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.