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SORT
The SORT function sorts an array.
SORT(array, sort-index, sort-order, sort-by)
array: The array to sort.
sort-index: A number to indicate the row or column to sort by.
sort-order: An indicator for desired sort order.
sort ascending (1 or omitted): Sort in ascending order. This is the default selection.
sort descending (-1): Sort in descending order.
sort-by: A boolean value of either TRUE or FALSE.
sort rows (FALSE or omitted): Sort by row. This is the default selection.
sort columns (TRUE): Sort by column.
Notes
You can use the spilled range operator “#” to reference an array created by a formula.
Examples |
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Given the following data in cells A1:C11: |
Sales Rep | Genre | Units |
|---|---|---|
Amanda | Fiction | 21 |
Brandon | Fiction | 23 |
Sofia | Nonfiction | 49 |
Julian | Comic | 22 |
Gregory | Nonfiction | 32 |
Julian | Comic | 55 |
Julian | Comic | 44 |
Sofia | Fiction | 31 |
Amanda | Comic | 20 |
Gregory | Nonfiction | 55 |
=SORT(A2:C11, 3, 1,FALSE) returns the array sorted from least units sold to most units sold. See below: |
Amanda | Comic | 20 |
Amanda | Fiction | 21 |
Julian | Comic | 22 |
Brandon | Fiction | 23 |
Sofia | Fiction | 31 |
Gregory | Nonfiction | 32 |
Julian | Comic | 44 |
Sofia | Nonfiction | 49 |
Julian | Comic | 55 |
Gregory | Nonfiction | 55 |
=SORT(A2:C11) returns the array sorted in alphabetical order. See below: |
Amanda | Fiction | 21 |
Amanda | Comic | 20 |
Brandon | Fiction | 23 |
Gregory | Nonfiction | 32 |
Gregory | Nonfiction | 55 |
Julian | Comic | 22 |
Julian | Comic | 55 |
Julian | Comic | 44 |
Sofia | Nonfiction | 49 |
Sofia | Fiction | 31 |