Excel's convenient cell-based structure lets you input your business' inventory, for example, and then sort that data in several ways via a few quick clicks. Ascending numerical order is one of ...

However, data may not be in alphabetical or numerical order, so applying the sort function directly to the data will rearrange the records, rather than simply reverse them.

Q. I use a spreadsheet that includes a list of machine parts identified by both words and numbers—for example, Part 2312. Since the cells contain both text and numbers, how can I sort them in ...