To extract and sort non-adjacent arrays in your data, nest the CHOOSECOLS or CHOOSEROWS functions inside your SORT or SORTBY ...

Q. My spreadsheets contain a mix of numbers and text. Is there a way for Excel to sort out the numbers from the text without setting up a complex formula?

How to Sort Ascending Numerically in Excel. Microsoft Excel is spreadsheet data management software used by many small businesses for day-to-day operational tasks.

Either nest the text within quotes—as in “Part” 2356 —or put a forward slash in front of the number—as in Part /2356 . Either of those symbols—the quotes or the slash—tells Excel to ignore the text in ...