Dialog Boxes — Advanced Sort dialog box

# Advanced Sort dialog box

This dialog box appears when the Advanced Sort command or the Advanced Sort button is selected in a toolbar.

## Columns list box

Shows the list of available columns. Higher checked items on the list are sorted first.

## Add button

Adds an item to the list.

## Delete button

Click this button to delete the selected item from the list.

## How to Sort list box

Displays the list of defined sort conditions.

Sort A to Z | Sorts text at the selected columns in ascending order.
Sort Z to A | Sorts text at the selected columns in descending order.
Sort Smallest to Largest | Sorts numbers at the selected columns in ascending order.
Sort Largest to Smallest | Sorts numbers at the selected columns in descending order.
Sort Shortest to Longest | Sorts text at the selected columns by length in ascending order.
Sort Longest to Shortest | Sorts text at the selected columns by length in descending order.
Sort Fewest to Most Words | Sorts text at the selected columns by the number of words in ascending order.
Sort Most to Fewest Words | Sorts text at the selected columns by the number of words in descending order.
Sort Date and Time Oldest to Newest | Sorts date and time at the current column in ascending order.
Sort Date and Time Newest to Oldest | Sorts date and time at the current column in descending order.
Sort by Occurrence Ascending | Sorts by occurrence in the current column, in ascending order.
Sort by Occurrence Descending | Sorts by occurrence in the current column, in descending order.
Sort IPv4 Addresses Ascending | Sorts IPv4 addresses in the current column, in ascending order.
Sort IPv4 Addresses Descending | Sorts IPv4 addresses in the current column, in descending order.
Sort IPv6 Addresses Ascending | Sorts IPv6 addresses in the current column, in ascending order.
Sort IPv6 Addresses Descending | Sorts IPv6 addresses in the current column, in descending order.
Sort Randomly | Sorts randomly in the current column.
Sort by Similarity | Sorts by similarity to the current cell in the current column.

## Enable/Disable ALL check box

This check box allows you to enable or disable all items in the list.

## Apply to all documents in the group check box

Sorts all the documents in the group.

## In the Selection Only check box

Sorts only the selected lines.

## Advanced Options button

Click this button to display the Sort page of the Customize dialog box.

## Sort Now button

Starts sorting the document(s) with the specified settings.

## Sort Opposite button

Starts sorting the documents(s) with the specified settings in the opposite direction.