When you sort your data, Excel rearranges the order of your cell entries to match the organizing criteria you choose. This operation changes the row position in which individual values appear.

Excel's ascending and descending sort options are powerful tools, but they won't always sort values in a familiar and meaningful way. When this is the case, you might need a custom sort.

How to sort a single column in Excel without disrupting the rest of the spreadsheet Your email has been sent We tend to view spreadsheet data as a whole, and that’s as it should be. Seldom does ...