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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

This wikiHow teaches you how to organize your list of information alphabetically in Google Docs (Google Docs) and Google Sheets (Google Sheets). The Google Docs alphabetical sorting operation requires the installation of the Google extension, which means we can only do it on a computer. To organize your Google Sheets documents alphabetically, you need access to your spreadsheet settings, which can be done on both desktop and mobile versions of Google Sheets.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Use Google Docs

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   , choose New spreadsheet (New spreadsheet) and enter the worksheet information before proceeding.

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   Find columns to sort. You may need to scroll left or right to find the column containing the information that you want to sort alphabetically.

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   Click on the letter at the top of the column. The content in the column will be selected.

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   Click on the letter of the column name again. A small menu will pop up near the letter of the column name.

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   Scroll right to the "Sort A - Z" option. Click the arrow "More" ► (Add) to the right of the menu will pop up until you find the option "Sort A - Z".
   • On Android, click the image button ⋮ or ⋯ to the right of the pop-up menu, then scroll down to find the "Sort A - Z" option.

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   Click Sort A - Z. The contents of the column you select will be rearranged in alphabetical order. advertisement

Advice

• On a computer, you can sort information in the reverse alphabetical order by selecting the option Z → A (in Google Sheets) either Z to A (with Google Docs).

Warning

• If you are using someone else's account to edit Google Doc documents, be sure to get their permission before installing the extension.