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How do I fix the drop down windows in Word stay in alpha order?
I have had several problems since my hard drive was replaced. I have two
that are currently the worst because of the frequent use: one is in Outlook and one is in Word. I'll separate out into two separate questions. This is the first question: in Word when I go to open a document the window opens the list in descending (z-a) alphabetical order, which is NOT how I had it. In a special reports folder: 1) it had been going: 123456 - Smith, 123456-1, 123456-2, etc. 2) Now it's going: 123456-1, 123456-2, 123456 - Smith. 3) If I right click and arrange icons by name the list then goes: 123456 - Smith, 123456-2, 123456-1. Also, when I do right click and arrange icons when looking in a specific folder it messes up the main list. (I have a folder for letters, a folder for forms, a folder for reports, a folder for miscellaneous, etc.) Is this a fix that needs to be done by the IT department? |
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How do I fix the drop down windows in Word stay in alpha order?
In an A-Z sort, numbers will sort ahead of letters because that's the order
of their ASCII code. In the example you give, however, 123456 - Smith will sort ahead of the numbers because the defining sort character is a space, which sorts ahead of the numbers. In the File Open window, select the Details view and click on the Name header to reverse the sort from Z-A to A-Z. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Diane R." wrote in message ... I have had several problems since my hard drive was replaced. I have two that are currently the worst because of the frequent use: one is in Outlook and one is in Word. I'll separate out into two separate questions. This is the first question: in Word when I go to open a document the window opens the list in descending (z-a) alphabetical order, which is NOT how I had it. In a special reports folder: 1) it had been going: 123456 - Smith, 123456-1, 123456-2, etc. 2) Now it's going: 123456-1, 123456-2, 123456 - Smith. 3) If I right click and arrange icons by name the list then goes: 123456 - Smith, 123456-2, 123456-1. Also, when I do right click and arrange icons when looking in a specific folder it messes up the main list. (I have a folder for letters, a folder for forms, a folder for reports, a folder for miscellaneous, etc.) Is this a fix that needs to be done by the IT department? |
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How do I fix the drop down windows in Word stay in alpha order
It did not work. Is it because I now have Windows XP? They also upgraded my
Word 2000 to Word 2002 SP3. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In an A-Z sort, numbers will sort ahead of letters because that's the order of their ASCII code. In the example you give, however, 123456 - Smith will sort ahead of the numbers because the defining sort character is a space, which sorts ahead of the numbers. In the File Open window, select the Details view and click on the Name header to reverse the sort from Z-A to A-Z. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Diane R." wrote in message ... I have had several problems since my hard drive was replaced. I have two that are currently the worst because of the frequent use: one is in Outlook and one is in Word. I'll separate out into two separate questions. This is the first question: in Word when I go to open a document the window opens the list in descending (z-a) alphabetical order, which is NOT how I had it. In a special reports folder: 1) it had been going: 123456 - Smith, 123456-1, 123456-2, etc. 2) Now it's going: 123456-1, 123456-2, 123456 - Smith. 3) If I right click and arrange icons by name the list then goes: 123456 - Smith, 123456-2, 123456-1. Also, when I do right click and arrange icons when looking in a specific folder it messes up the main list. (I have a folder for letters, a folder for forms, a folder for reports, a folder for miscellaneous, etc.) Is this a fix that needs to be done by the IT department? |
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How do I fix the drop down windows in Word stay in alpha order
This is my second question, a two parter. I'm not sure whether this would be
a Microsoft problem or if my company's IT department would need to fix: We have separate drives (R, U, Z) that are set up for the different departments within the company. I deal with one drive which is called Claims. That drive gets divided up into sections: a Common section that everyone has access to and a section for each person, sort of a personal section for their specific work and is titled under their name. It used to be that I could click on the "previous folder" button to get to the screen with "Common" and "[my name]", click on the "Common" and get access to what I needed on the "Common" section. But since the update, when I get to that "Common"/"[my name]" screen I have to click in the "Address" field, choose the Claims drive, click on the "Common" and then find what I'm looking for; and when I'm finished I click on the "previous folder", get the "Common"/"[my name]" screen, click on "[my name"] and get back to my section/work (notice: do not have to go through "Address" blank). If I don't go through the "Address" field before clicking on "Common" I end up on the Desktop screen. The name in the "Address" field changes also. When I'm first entering my section to work it has ".../Claims/..." but when I try to get to the "Common" section the "Address" field has "My Documents". Are there settings that need to be changed by IT or is that just the way the Word 2002 SP3 works? (I realize this may be an unanswerable question(s), but please at least tell me that so I'll quit wondering. Thanks.) Thanks for your help. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In an A-Z sort, numbers will sort ahead of letters because that's the order of their ASCII code. In the example you give, however, 123456 - Smith will sort ahead of the numbers because the defining sort character is a space, which sorts ahead of the numbers. In the File Open window, select the Details view and click on the Name header to reverse the sort from Z-A to A-Z. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Diane R." wrote in message ... I have had several problems since my hard drive was replaced. I have two that are currently the worst because of the frequent use: one is in Outlook and one is in Word. I'll separate out into two separate questions. This is the first question: in Word when I go to open a document the window opens the list in descending (z-a) alphabetical order, which is NOT how I had it. In a special reports folder: 1) it had been going: 123456 - Smith, 123456-1, 123456-2, etc. 2) Now it's going: 123456-1, 123456-2, 123456 - Smith. 3) If I right click and arrange icons by name the list then goes: 123456 - Smith, 123456-2, 123456-1. Also, when I do right click and arrange icons when looking in a specific folder it messes up the main list. (I have a folder for letters, a folder for forms, a folder for reports, a folder for miscellaneous, etc.) Is this a fix that needs to be done by the IT department? |
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How do I fix the drop down windows in Word stay in alpha order
This is a Windows issue, nothing to do with Word.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Diane R." wrote in message ... This is my second question, a two parter. I'm not sure whether this would be a Microsoft problem or if my company's IT department would need to fix: We have separate drives (R, U, Z) that are set up for the different departments within the company. I deal with one drive which is called Claims. That drive gets divided up into sections: a Common section that everyone has access to and a section for each person, sort of a personal section for their specific work and is titled under their name. It used to be that I could click on the "previous folder" button to get to the screen with "Common" and "[my name]", click on the "Common" and get access to what I needed on the "Common" section. But since the update, when I get to that "Common"/"[my name]" screen I have to click in the "Address" field, choose the Claims drive, click on the "Common" and then find what I'm looking for; and when I'm finished I click on the "previous folder", get the "Common"/"[my name]" screen, click on "[my name"] and get back to my section/work (notice: do not have to go through "Address" blank). If I don't go through the "Address" field before clicking on "Common" I end up on the Desktop screen. The name in the "Address" field changes also. When I'm first entering my section to work it has ".../Claims/..." but when I try to get to the "Common" section the "Address" field has "My Documents". Are there settings that need to be changed by IT or is that just the way the Word 2002 SP3 works? (I realize this may be an unanswerable question(s), but please at least tell me that so I'll quit wondering. Thanks.) Thanks for your help. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In an A-Z sort, numbers will sort ahead of letters because that's the order of their ASCII code. In the example you give, however, 123456 - Smith will sort ahead of the numbers because the defining sort character is a space, which sorts ahead of the numbers. In the File Open window, select the Details view and click on the Name header to reverse the sort from Z-A to A-Z. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Diane R." wrote in message ... I have had several problems since my hard drive was replaced. I have two that are currently the worst because of the frequent use: one is in Outlook and one is in Word. I'll separate out into two separate questions. This is the first question: in Word when I go to open a document the window opens the list in descending (z-a) alphabetical order, which is NOT how I had it. In a special reports folder: 1) it had been going: 123456 - Smith, 123456-1, 123456-2, etc. 2) Now it's going: 123456-1, 123456-2, 123456 - Smith. 3) If I right click and arrange icons by name the list then goes: 123456 - Smith, 123456-2, 123456-1. Also, when I do right click and arrange icons when looking in a specific folder it messes up the main list. (I have a folder for letters, a folder for forms, a folder for reports, a folder for miscellaneous, etc.) Is this a fix that needs to be done by the IT department? |
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How do I fix the drop down windows in Word stay in alpha order
This is the way it works in every version of Word/Windows I know of.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Diane R." wrote in message ... It did not work. Is it because I now have Windows XP? They also upgraded my Word 2000 to Word 2002 SP3. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In an A-Z sort, numbers will sort ahead of letters because that's the order of their ASCII code. In the example you give, however, 123456 - Smith will sort ahead of the numbers because the defining sort character is a space, which sorts ahead of the numbers. In the File Open window, select the Details view and click on the Name header to reverse the sort from Z-A to A-Z. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Diane R." wrote in message ... I have had several problems since my hard drive was replaced. I have two that are currently the worst because of the frequent use: one is in Outlook and one is in Word. I'll separate out into two separate questions. This is the first question: in Word when I go to open a document the window opens the list in descending (z-a) alphabetical order, which is NOT how I had it. In a special reports folder: 1) it had been going: 123456 - Smith, 123456-1, 123456-2, etc. 2) Now it's going: 123456-1, 123456-2, 123456 - Smith. 3) If I right click and arrange icons by name the list then goes: 123456 - Smith, 123456-2, 123456-1. Also, when I do right click and arrange icons when looking in a specific folder it messes up the main list. (I have a folder for letters, a folder for forms, a folder for reports, a folder for miscellaneous, etc.) Is this a fix that needs to be done by the IT department? |
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