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    Transfer Data Into Table

    Hi All
    I'm trying to transfere details that i have in a list and place into a table, in either Excel or Word. I am struggling a bit at the moment and was hoping someone may be able to help me

    In the excel document that i have it contains peoples First Name, Surname and Address:
    Column A = First Name
    Column B = Surname
    Column C = First Line Of Address and so on
    The rows go down to Row 122.

    What i am aiming to do it to take Columns A and B and put the name into a table (4 columns wide) in alphabetical order reading from left to right.
    Each Column on the new table must contain the First Name and Surname
    For Example:
    Mrs Anderson Mr Andrews Mr Brown Mrs Carpenter
    Mrs Cosgrove Mr Davies etc etc
    etc

    I tried doing it by copy and pasting columns A and B into a Word Document, merging the cells and then Format > Columns and selected 4 Columns.
    The table that i pasted split into 4 colums but i couldn't get them into Alphabetical order from left to right and i could get the equal amount of Rows in each column.

    I would be ever so grateful if someone could please shed some light on how i can achieve this.
    Many thanks in Advance

    Mark

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    You can do a left to right sort in Excel which sorts rows rather than columns.

    Select all of the data, then click on Data, Sort. In the sort dialog box, click on Options and select Sort Left to Right, click on OK. Now you should see Row1 in the first Sort By field.

    Be aware that this: Mrs Anderson Mr Andrews Mr Brown Mrs Carpenter Mrs Cosgrove Mr Davies will be sorted by the title first, then the name. (The sort is done 1 character at a time from left to right.) To sort by the surname you may need to insert a helper row that contains only the surname and sort by that row, then hide the row.
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    If you attach a sample of your workbook it will be easier to find a solution. Remember to remove/replace sensitive data before uploading the file. Look here if you need help with attachments:
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