Microsoft KB Archive/44557

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

File: Performing a Sort on a Subset of Records
Last reviewed: October 27, 1994

Article ID: Q44557

Summary:

To perform a sort on a subset of records in a Microsoft File data file, do the following:


 * 1) From the Organize menu, choose Find.
 * 2) Enter the appropriate criteria in the Find dialog box and click Find.
 * 3) From the Organize menu, choose Sort, select the appropriate fields to sort on, and click Sort.

Only the records displayed after the Find command will be sorted.

When a Find is performed on a data file, all records that meet the Find criteria are displayed, whether or not they were displayed when the Find command was implemented.