Alphabetize a Numbered List

[fjrlem]

I have a list that is in numerical order. I need the list in alphabetical
order however I need the corresponding numbers to stay with the words. This
would make my numbers out of order. The list is numbered automaticly.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You could convert the numbers to text before sorting, but I fear Sort would
then still sort on the numbers. What you might try is this:

1. Convert the numbers to text using the instructions below (provide by
Stefan Blom).

2. Select the text and use Table | Convert | Text to Table, separating at
tabs (make sure the dialog shows that the result will be two columns.

3. Sort the resulting table on the second column.

4. Use Table | Convert | Table to Text, separating with tabs, to restore the
numbered list (you may need to reapply the hanging indent).

To convert autonumbering (paragraph/outline numbering and LISTNUM
fields) to plain text, do the following: Make sure the active
document is the one you want to convert. Then press ALT+F11 to
display the Visual Basic Editor. On the View menu, click
Immediate Window. In the Immediate Window, type

ActiveDocument.ConvertNumbersToText

and press ENTER.

Note that if paragraph/outline numbering was applied with styles,
it isn't completely gone (CTRL+Q will bring it back!) unless you
also clear it from the style definitions.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[PJY]

highlight the entire list, then deselect numbering, sort the list, then
highlight the list again and select numbering

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The OP wants to keep the original numbers, however, so this won't work (and
it also wouldn't be necessary).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org