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    Sorting multiple rows/columns

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    I have a very large spreadsheet with a number of columns of random figures. To sort these lowest to highest I have been transposing the sections of rows requiring sorting to columns and sorting each column separately. Then transposing them back again. Is there an easier way of doing this please

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    Re: Sorting multiple rows/columns

    There is an option to sort left to right -- does that do what you want?
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    Re: Sorting multiple rows/columns

    thanks shg, i wish. no not that easy. i have about 3000 rows of about 15 columns. columns 3 to 9 have data i need to sort lowest to highest and doing them individually is taking forever. can't find a way to do multiple sorts

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    Re: Sorting multiple rows/columns

    Post an example and explain what you need?

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    Re: Sorting multiple rows/columns

    here is a very basic idea of what im working on. i need to sort lowest to highest column c(44) to column i (38). i have nearly 4 thous rows to sort any help would be very welcome.

    PKL 1/05/2009 44 43 34 4 18 10 38
    LTI 2/05/2009 34 43 7 4 39 13 9
    FTR 2/05/2009 22 35 33 5 27 34 26
    YLM 2/05/2009 30 38 37 29 31 24 34
    PKL 4/05/2009 45 6 4 26 16 42 37
    TPL 4/05/2009 28 25 21 6 19 32 22
    DAI 6/05/2009 45 32 34 31 21 42 10
    PKL 7/05/2009 26 42 1 12 34 15 21
    Last edited by lesley_51; 07-05-2009 at 03:27 AM. Reason: more explanation

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    Re: Sorting multiple rows/columns

    try this macro ammended from one i got here
    http://forums.techguy.org/business-a...thin-rows.html (have a look and see the nice friendly thread, NOT lol)

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    Re: Sorting multiple rows/columns

    Thank you martin will try this although never dabbled in macros before. Will be fun

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