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Sort a list alphabetically

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2007

Keywords alphabetize; list sort; order; sort

You can quickly and easily sort the text of a one-level bulleted or numbered list so that the text is in alphabetical order.

Select the text in a bulleted or numbered list.
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Sort.
In the Sort Text dialog box, under Sort by, click Paragraphs and Text, and then click either Ascending or Descending.