Not all sorts in Excel are alphabetical. Sometimes, you need to sort by an irregular set of terms, and when that happens, you need to create a custom sort. Here's how.

Custom lists are collections of values that you can use to sort or fill data in Excel. Excel has some built-in custom lists, such as the days of the week or the months of the year, that you can ...

Microsoft Excel sorts slider buttons alphabetically and numerically. Fortunately, you can add a custom sort list to sort the buttons in a more meaningful way, when necessary.

Learn how to master custom sorting in Excel with SORTBY, LET, and XMATCH. Organize data dynamically and save time with advanced techniques.

In addition to sorting by values, Excel can sort by cell color, font color, and cell icon. First, you must you must define the colors for your sort columns/fields. For this example, we’ll select ...

Select Sort Largest to Smallest, and it’s done. You don’t even have to click OK. Notice that Grand Targhee Ski Resort in Targhee, Wyoming tops the list with an annual snowfall of 500 inches.