Sort Simplified or Traditional Chinese text

The feature described in this Help topic is only available if support for Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese is enabled through Microsoft Office Language Settings.

Note  To sort Traditional Chinese characters, you must first set up system support for the language in the operating system.

1. Select the text you want to sort.
2. On the Table menu, click Sort.
3. Under Sort by, select the type of item you want to sort by.
4. In the Type box, select the type of sorting you want.

   You can sort by stroke order or phonetic (bopomofo) order.

5. Click Ascending or Descending.
6. To set additional preferences, click Options, and then select the options you want.