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Easiest way to sort a list of names? - DaviDC. - 05-13-2006
I've got a list of names that I want to sort alphabetically. What's the easiest way to do this?
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - elmo3 - 05-14-2006
TextWrangler is easy.
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - Don C - 05-14-2006
I put lists into a spreadsheet and sort from there. Appleworks or Excel. Either will import a text file. Filemaker would do it too but with more effort getting it set up.
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - Paul F. - 05-14-2006
Don C beat me to it..
Paste into Excel, select 'em, Tools->Sort.
Copy, and paste it back into your text document.
There might be an easier way.. but that's what comes to mind.
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - graylocks - 05-14-2006
where is 'sort' in appleworks? i was working with a spreadsheet the other day that i needed to sort but couldn't find that option in appleworks.
opening the file in a neoOffice spreadsheet and sorting from there.
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - rgG - 05-14-2006
graylocks,
In an Appleworks spreadsheet Calculate>Sort then it gives you a dialog to tell it how to sort. You have to select a range of cells before it will give you the sort option. HTH
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - elmo3 - 05-14-2006
If you have Excel, you also have Word.
Word sorts. Word does calculations, either within a table or outside of a table.
I mentioned TextWrangler because it's free...
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - microchip13 - 05-14-2006
In the terminal
cat FILE | sort
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - graylocks - 05-14-2006
rgG Wrote:
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> graylocks,
> In an Appleworks spreadsheet Calculate>Sort
> then it gives you a dialog to tell it how to sort.
> You have to select a range of cells before it will
> give you the sort option. HTH
jeez! i can't believe i missed that! senior moments...
thanks!
Re: Easiest way to sort a list of names? - DaviDC. - 05-14-2006
Thanks guys. I used NeoOffice & figured out how to sort it. I'm gonna look into TextWrangler.