Sort a Table in Word

Sort Tables

1. Click inside the table.

You can also select a range of cells to sort just those cells.

2. Click the Layout tab in the Table Tools ribbon group.
3. Expand the Data group, if necessary.
4. Click the Sort button.
   
5. Set up your sort criteria.

The initial options selected in this dialog box will be automatically set based on the data in the table.

• First, select which column to sort by. If your table has a header row, you’ll be able to see the column names in the first list field. Otherwise, the columns will simply be numbered.
• Next, select how to sort, either by Text, Number, or Date.
• Finally, choose whether to sort in Ascending or Descending order.

To sort by multiple criteria, add additional sort choices with the Then by dropdown.

6. Click OK.
   

The table is rearranged, as the data is sorted by the criteria you set.