alphabetize worksheet names

[Eve Z.]

Is there a way to alphabetize worksheet names in a workbook without having to
manually move each one?

 

[Brad]

This would require using VBA (which is programming)...

 

[Dave Peterson]

Chip Pearson and David McRitchie share code to sort sheets:

Chip Pearson's:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/sortws.htm

David McRitchie's:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/buildtoc.htm#sortallsheets

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros here:
http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same thing.)

 

[John WEC]

Hi Eve

As Brad rightly says, this would require you to write a VBA sub procedure.
If you have a copy of John Walkenbach's excellent book "Excel 2002 Power
Programming with VBA" John actually uses this very subject as an example of
how to plan and build a VBA sub procedure. It starts on page 241 of his
book, and the finished procedure is listed on pages 253 & 254.

Regards
John WEC

 

[Mike H]

try this

Sub Sortem()
For x = 1 To Worksheets.Count
For y = x To Worksheets.Count
If UCase(Sheets(y).Name) < UCase(Sheets(x).Name) Then
Sheets(y).Move Before:=Sheets(x)
End If
Next
Next
End Sub
--
Mike

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