Sort Method
Sort method as it applies to the Column object.
Sorts the specified table column.
expression.Sort(ExcludeHeader, SortFieldType, SortOrder, CaseSensitive, BidiSort, IgnoreThe, IgnoreKashida, IgnoreDiacritics, IgnoreHe, LanguageID)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Column object.
ExcludeHeader Optional Variant. True to exclude the first row or paragraph header from the sort operation. The default value is False.
SortFieldType Optional Variant. The sort type for the column. Can be one of the WdSortFieldType constants.
| wdSortFieldAlphanumeric Default |
| wdSortFieldDate |
| wdSortFieldJapanJIS |
| wdSortFieldKoreaKS |
| wdSortFieldNumeric |
| wdSortFieldStroke |
| wdSortFieldSyllable |
SortOrder Optional Variant. The sorting order to use for the column. Can be one WdSortOrder constant.
| wdSortOrderAscending Default |
| wdSortOrderDescending |
CaseSensitive Optional Variant. True to sort with case sensitivity. The default value is False.
BidiSort Optional Variant. True to sort based on right-to-left language rules. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreThe Optional Variant. True to ignore the Arabic character alef lam when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreKashida Optional Variant. True to ignore kashidas when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreDiacritics Optional Variant. True to ignore bidirectional control characters when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreHe Optional Variant. True to ignore the Hebrew character he when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
LanguageID Optional Variant. Optional Variant. LanguageID Optional Variant. Specifies the sorting language. Can be one of the WdLanguageID constants. Refer to the Object Browser for a list of the WdLanguageID constants.
Remarks
If you want to sort paragraphs within a table cell, include only the paragraphs and not the end-of-cell mark; if you include the end-of-cell mark in a selection or range and then attempt to sort the paragraphs, Word displays a message stating that it found no valid records to sort.
Sort method as it applies to the Range and Selection objects.
Sorts the paragraphs in the specified range or selection.
expression.Sort(ExcludeHeader, FieldNumber, SortFieldType, SortOrder, FieldNumber2, SortFieldType2, SortOrder2, FieldNumber3, SortFieldType3, SortOrder3, SortColumn, Separator, CaseSensitive, BidiSort, IgnoreThe, IgnoreKashida, IgnoreDiacritics, IgnoreHe, LanguageID)
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.
ExcludeHeader Optional Variant. True to exclude the first row or paragraph header from the sort operation. The default value is False.
FieldNumber, FieldNumber2, FieldNumber3 Optional Variant. The fields to sort by. Microsoft Word sorts by FieldNumber, then by FieldNumber2, and then by FieldNumber3.
SortFieldType, SortFieldType2, SortFieldType3 Optional Variant. The respective sort types for FieldNumber, FieldNumber2, and FieldNumber3. Can be one of the WdSortFieldType constants.
| wdSortFieldAlphanumeric |
| wdSortFieldDate |
| wdSortFieldJapanJIS |
| wdSortFieldKoreaKS |
| wdSortFieldNumeric |
| wdSortFieldStroke |
| wdSortFieldSyllable |
The default value is wdSortFieldAlphanumeric. Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
SortOrder, SortOrder2, SortOrder3 Optional Variant. The sorting order to use when sorting FieldNumber, FieldNumber2, and FieldNumber3. Can be one WdSortOrder constant.
| wdSortOrderAscending Default. |
| wdSortOrderDescending |
SortColumn Optional Variant. True to sort only the column specified by the Range or Selection object.
Separator Optional Variant. The type of field separator. Can be one of the WdSortSeparator constants.
| wdSortSeparateByCommas Default. |
| wdSortSeparateByDefaultTableSeparator |
| wdSortSeparateByTabs |
CaseSensitive Optional Variant. True to sort with case sensitivity. The default value is False.
BidiSort Optional Variant. True to sort based on right-to-left language rules. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreThe Optional Variant. True to ignore the Arabic character alef lam when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreKashida Optional Variant. True to ignore kashidas when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreDiacritics Optional Variant. True to ignore bidirectional control characters when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreHe Optional Variant. True to ignore the Hebrew character he when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
LanguageID Optional Variant. LanguageID Optional Variant. Specifies the sorting language. Can be one of the WdLanguageID constants. Refer to the Object Browser for a list of the WdLanguageID constants.
SubFieldNumber, SubFieldNumber2, SubFieldNumber3 Optional Variant. (Applies to the Selection object only.)
Sort method as it applies to the Table object.
Sorts the specified table.
expression.Sort(ExcludeHeader, FieldNumber, SortFieldType, SortOrder, FieldNumber2, SortFieldType2, SortOrder2, FieldNumber3, SortFieldType3, SortOrder3, CaseSensitive, BidiSort, IgnoreThe, IgnoreKashida, IgnoreDiacritics, IgnoreHe, LanguageID)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Table object.
ExcludeHeader Optional Variant. True to exclude the first row or paragraph header from the sort operation. The default value is False.
FieldNumber, FieldNumber2, FieldNumber3 Optional Variant. The fields to sort by. Microsoft Word sorts by FieldNumber, then by FieldNumber2, and then by FieldNumber3.
| wdSortFieldAlphanumeric |
| wdSortFieldDate |
| wdSortFieldJapanJIS |
| wdSortFieldKoreaKS |
| wdSortFieldNumeric |
| wdSortFieldStroke |
| wdSortFieldSyllable |
The default value is wdSortFieldAlphanumeric. Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
SortOrder, SortOrder2, SortOrder3 Optional Variant. The sorting order to use when sorting FieldNumber, FieldNumber2, and FieldNumber3. Can be one WdSortOrder constant.
| wdSortOrderAscending Default. |
| wdSortOrderDescending |
CaseSensitive Optional Variant. True to sort with case sensitivity. The default value is False.
BidiSort Optional Variant. True to sort based on right-to-left language rules. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreThe Optional Variant. True to ignore the Arabic character alef lam when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreKashida Optional Variant. True to ignore kashidas when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreDiacritics Optional Variant. True to ignore bidirectional control characters when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
IgnoreHe Optional Variant. True to ignore the Hebrew character he when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.
LanguageID Optional Variant. Specifies the sorting language. Can be one of the WdLanguageID constants. Refer to the Object Browser for a list of the WdLanguageID constants.
Example
As it applies to the Table object.
This example sorts the first table in the active document, excluding the heading row.
Sub NewTableSort()
ActiveDocument.Tables(Index:=1)
Selection.Sort ExcludeHeader:=True
End SubAs it applies to the Range or Selection object.
This example inserts three lines of text into a new document and then sorts the lines in ascending alphanumeric order
Sub NewParagraphSort()
Dim newDoc As Document
Set newDoc = Documents.Add
newDoc.Content.InsertAfter "pear" & Chr(13) _
& "zucchini" & Chr(13) & "apple" & Chr(13)
newDoc.Content.Sort SortOrder:=wdSortOrderAscending
End Sub