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Scrambling Alphabetical order

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    Scrambling Alphabetical order

    Hi,

    is there a way to automatically scramble a list of alphabetically organized data ?

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    Re: Scrambling Alphabetical order

    sort method?
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    Re: Scrambling Alphabetical order

    yes, to sort the data randomly

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    Re: Scrambling Alphabetical order

    combine the suggestion and your answer.

    Add a helper column which contains the RAND() function and sort on that.
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    Re: Scrambling Alphabetical order

    How about adding a column at the end/start of your table and populating it with random numbers. Then sort your entire table via the random number column.

    =RAND()

    HTH

    ---EDIT---

    Damn Andy, you type fast!

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    Re: Scrambling Alphabetical order

    did the trick, thanks

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    Re: Scrambling Alphabetical order

    @ABitOfANoob, a case of being at the right place at the right time

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