In the Wicrosoft Office Word application, many time-consuming operations can be done with a few mouse clicks. If you have created a list and now want to arrange items in it alphabetically, use the editor tools.
Instructions
Step 1
To accomplish this task, you must use the Sort tool. It is available only in the table editing mode. But you don't have to draw it by hand. And after you finish working with the list, you can again return the document to its previous appearance by converting the table to text.
Step 2
Select the piece of text in which you want to sort the items alphabetically. Remember that each item in the list must start on a new line. Click the Insert tab, and in the Tables section, click the arrow button below the Table thumbnail.
Step 3
From the context menu of the tool, select Convert to Table. A new dialog box will appear where you can set additional parameters. Alternatively, you can simply accept the defaults, then a one-column table will be created, where each new list item will be placed on a separate row.
Step 4
Select the created table, the "Working with tables" menu will become available. Click the Layout tab and find the Data section. Click on the "Sort" thumbnail button. A new dialog box will open. The text can be sorted in descending or ascending order (that is, either from the letter "I" to the letter "A", or vice versa). Use a marker to mark the option that suits you.
Step 5
Click on the OK button, the Sort window will close automatically. The text in the table will be ordered according to the parameters you specified. The table can then be converted to text again or its borders can be hidden.
Step 6
Select the table and re-open the Layout tab. In the "Data" section, click on the "Convert to Text" button. A new dialog box will open, set the marker in the "Paragraph Mark" field so that each paragraph previously on a separate line starts with a new paragraph. Click on the OK button.
Step 7
If you need to hide borders without deleting the table itself, open the "Home" tab, select the table and click on the arrow button next to the "Border" thumbnail in the "Paragraph" section. From the drop-down menu, select the No Border option.
