Actually, you don't have to convert to a table to sort the second list. In
the Sort dialog, click on Options, choose Other, and type a space in the
box, then click OK. When you return to the Sort dialog, you should have Word
1 and Word 2 as options under "Sort by." Choose Word 2. If some of the names
have middle names or initials, you'll need to prepare the list by
substituting a nonbreaking space (Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar) for the space in,
say, "Peter T." or "Mary Ann."
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
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If they're in the form
Roe, Richard
Doe, John
(each name its own paragraph) then all you do is select the whole list
and choose Table Sort (they don't have to be in a table).
If they're in the form
Richard Roe
John Doe
then you need to Convert to Table where the second column contains the
name you want to alphabetize on (simple if every name has just a first
name and a last name!), sort on that column, and Convert back to Text.
On Jan 14, 1:51 pm, u50st wrote:
I swear I used to be able to sort a list of first and last names by the
last
name, however I can't figure out how I did it. I am using Word 2003.