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October 2nd, 2005, 12:10 AM
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alphabetical sort while ignoring preceeding numbers/symbols
Is it possible to do an alphabetical sort while ignoring preceeding numbers
and symbols? That is, sort based on the first letters in a string of characters. 
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October 2nd, 2005, 01:54 AM
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On Sat, 1 Oct 2005 16:10:02 -0700, "silver fox" silver
wrote: Is it possible to do an alphabetical sort while ignoring preceeding numbers and symbols? That is, sort based on the first letters in a string of characters. You can use a "helper column". In an adjacent column, insert a formula similar to =LEFT(A1,2). Then select both columns and sort on the helper column. --ron
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