Why doesn't the File Open list sort into filename order?

G

Guest

In Excel in a certain directory, when using "File" "open", the file list can
not appear to be capable of sorting into alpha order by clicking the "name"
column header.
This is very inconvenient because it is a shared directory and other users
report files missing when they are actually in the list elsewhere.
 
G

gls858

cycler said:
What more details would be needed to clarify this?

:
Click to expand...
in the Open dialog box there is an icon for views set it to Details
I believe this is what Dave was referring to.

gls858
 
G

Guest

Thank you but the details icon, or the list icon, doesn't improve the sort.
All the filenames are numeric or alpha-numeric
Would this be a factor?
 
G

gls858

cycler said:
Thank you but the details icon, or the list icon, doesn't improve the sort.
All the filenames are numeric or alpha-numeric
Would this be a factor?

:
Click to expand...
Once you display the details you can click on Name and the top
of the col it should toggle A-Z or Z-A note that folder are sorted
separately.

gls858
 
D

Dave Peterson

But if you show the details (by clicking on View|details), then you can click on
the Name header to sort.

At least it always works that way for me.
 

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