EXCEL SORT - How do I prevent 'frozen' rows from sorting?

[Guest]

(Excel 2000) I have 2 "header rows" that I don't want included when I sort
the page. It worked fine at first, just clicking the sort ascending or sort
descending icon, then something changed. Even if I go to "data sort" and
check "header row" it only recognizes the top row, not the second. I've had
this happen before but can't remember the cure.

 

[davesexcel]

try highliting the range before you choose sort then you don't require
the heading selection

 

[Guest]

But if I highlight the range, the sort icons are useless because I can't
select a cell in the column by which I want to sort. Then I have to manually
set up the "Data" "Sort" dialogue every time. When I first started out, I
could merely select a cell in the desired column, then click either of the
sort icons.

 

[Guest]

Hi JHJ IN AZ. The MVP's who help in this forum have advised to never, ever
use the sort icons from the tool bar because of the risk of trashing your
data. They recommend always selecting your data first and then using the
sort menu. Sincerely, Michael Colvin