If you use autonumbers in that column, they will still be correct after
sorting. Or you could use SEQ fields; you'll need to update (F9) after
sorting.

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"KGlennC" wrote in message
...
I want to sort a table that has 4 columns, but I want to sort the first 3
columns only, leaving the 4th column intact. The 4th column is a listing
of
consecutive numbers from 1 to whatever the last row is. I continually add
to
to the table and need to know how many entries arfe in the table.

There doesn't appear to be a way to select columns to sort, or the
reverse,
columns to exclude from the sort. Am I missing something?