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Sure, you can sort your text, if it’s in a table; but can you sort your paragraph text? Believe it or not, the two procedures are nearly identical. Take the following list, for example:

Watermelon
Bananas
Grapefruit
Apples
Oranges
Grapes
Pineapple

This list is clearly not listed in alphabetical order. To let Word sort this list (so you don’t have to), first highlight the list and then, click the Sort command located in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

For a simple list like our example, just click OK. Your list takes on the newly sorted appearance shown below:

Apples
Bananas
Grapefruit
Grapes
Oranges
Pineapple
Watermelon

p.s. – If you’re using Office 2003, you can find the same Sort dialog box under the Table menu (Table: Sort).

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