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Hi, my problem is with excel. I ahve made a list of people with theirs jobs and salary's etc. i will need to put different parts of this in alphabetical order but i want the information that matches the persons name from different cells to all stay together when i do this alphabetical ordering? I need to group a whole row together so when i put any column into alphabetical order the whole row moves and stays together?
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Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 11:56
hi hello
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 11:57
i am here to help
User
19/10/2017 - 11:57
HI, DID YOU UNDERSTAND MY PROBLME
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 11:57
you need to sort data following its row?
User
19/10/2017 - 11:57
sorry for the caps
User
19/10/2017 - 11:57
i needs rows of information to stay together when i make some coloumns alphabetical
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 11:58
you need to select all the column then use custom sort
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 11:58
like that?
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 11:59
i will make a guide for you in a picture file
User
19/10/2017 - 11:59
so on whatb you have done there. if i wanted the cell with B and the cell with 2 in to stay joined together so if i highlighted all the information and made i alphabetical them 2 rows stay together
User
19/10/2017 - 12:00
so when i make 1 column alphabetice the information in the horizontal rows stay joined together
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:00
yes like my sample right?
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:01
B is joined with 2
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:01
A is joined with 1
User
19/10/2017 - 12:01
YES!!
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:01
C is joined with 3
User
19/10/2017 - 12:01
THATS IT
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:01
ok,
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:01
i will screenshot my step
User
19/10/2017 - 12:02
so say i had someones name in 1 colum and then their salary in another column , if i made all the names alphabetical then the salary would stay with the right name
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:03
yes
User
19/10/2017 - 12:03
great
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:06
please follow
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Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:07
please follow these and confirm if
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User
19/10/2017 - 12:07
but say letter A should be joined with number 3, would these get mixed up when i put it all in order?
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:08
no
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:08
it will not mixed up, make sure you blocked select all before sort
User
19/10/2017 - 12:08
ok great, maybe i should follow instructions and see how i go ?
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:08
yup
User
19/10/2017 - 12:09
thankyou, youve been more helpful than anyone else
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:09
have you tried it?
User
19/10/2017 - 12:10
im trying now, but it will take me abit of time
User
19/10/2017 - 12:10
so on your instructions it says to sort colum into alphabetic bevause these are the names, but when i do this , they are no longer next to their correct salary
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:11
you also selected the salary right?
User
19/10/2017 - 12:11
yes?
User
19/10/2017 - 12:12
but it moves them all in orders.
User
19/10/2017 - 12:12
so the names and the salarys end up next to different the wrong ones
User
19/10/2017 - 12:12
they are alphabetic but the salary that is now next to them is a different persons
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:12
hmm, undo
User
19/10/2017 - 12:12
ok have done
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:13
then do it again
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:13
where is your name and salary column?
User
19/10/2017 - 12:13
ok i will
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:13
i will make an instruction that are same with your screen
User
19/10/2017 - 12:13
my name colum is letter A column, and the salary is in the next column along (b)
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:14
ok
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:15
are the salary is caluclated using formula?
User
19/10/2017 - 12:16
no, just a writen in amount by me
User
19/10/2017 - 12:17
so, just what i writeen, how do i make jamies cell stick to £150,000, so when i put all the names in alphabetical order, the salary stays with the name
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:19
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Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:19
yes, make sure you select names and salary
User
19/10/2017 - 12:21
yes!!!
User
19/10/2017 - 12:21
thats workeds
User
19/10/2017 - 12:21
worked
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:21
great!
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:21
just make sure you also selected their salary before do sorting
User
19/10/2017 - 12:22
but if i have another column next to the name, say there company name? withh these still stay next to each other ? haha sorry
User
19/10/2017 - 12:22
i have alot of info to go onto my spreadsheet
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:22
yes, you need to select 3rd column also
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:22
unselected column will not joined when sorting
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:23
if you have 10 columns of data, then select all the 10 columns before click sort
User
19/10/2017 - 12:23
yesss!!! it worked!!!
User
19/10/2017 - 12:23
thankyou!!
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:23
great!
User
19/10/2017 - 12:24
that was so helpful
User
19/10/2017 - 12:24
thankyou
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:24
you are welcome
User
19/10/2017 - 12:24
shall i just press end session?
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:24
dont forget to rate
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:24
yes if you dont need anything else
User
19/10/2017 - 12:24
i will rate defiantly, thankyou! :)
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:24
press end session will be goodbye for us
User
19/10/2017 - 12:24
goodbye for now :)
Excelchat Expert
19/10/2017 - 12:25
have a great day
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