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Default Sorting data in MS Word 2002

Without seeing your table, something along the lines of the following macro
run from a toolbar button should work

Sub SortTable()
Dim bProtected As Boolean
If ActiveDocument.ProtectionType wdNoProtection Then
bProtected = True
ActiveDocument.Unprotect Password:=""
End If
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Sort
If bProtected = True Then
ActiveDocument.Protect _
Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True, Password:=""
End If
End Sub

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akkrug wrote:
Our users want a fillable Word form, so I set up a simple table. Now
they want to be able to sort the information and I can't get it to
work. Even if I unprotect the form, select the table and use table,
sort nothing is happening. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
Also, even if I could get the sort to work, I'm not sure if there is
any way to sort information when the cells are locked so information
can be keyed into them.

Thanks for the help!!

Ken K.