Sorting by Date in Excel
Note that you will be asked if you want to expand your selection to include all of the data on that row. You probably want to do this so that the rest of the information in the row is sorted along with the date column. So, with that in mind, follow the steps in the tutorial to learn how to sort a column by date in excel 2010. Step 1: Open your spreadsheet in Excel 2010. Step 2: Use your mouse to highlight the cells containing the dates that you want to sort.
Step 3: Click the Data tab at the top of the window.
Step 4: Click the Sort Oldest to Newest or the Newest to Oldest button in the Sort & Filter section of the ribbon.
Step 5: Click the Expand the selection option, then click Sort to make sure that the related data in the adjoining cells is also moved when your data is sorted.
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