WD: Sort Order Appears to Be Incorrect (130223)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q130223 SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Word appears to sort items in the wrong order. Any named items
that contain numbers in their names, such bookmarks, macros, or AutoText
entries, may appear to be sorted incorrectly.
For example, if you have three bookmarks named Test1, Test2, and Test11,
they appear in the Bookmark Name list in the following order:
CAUSE
Word sorts numbers in the same way that it sorts words, that is, one
character at a time. For example, Word places all numbers that begin with 1
(such as 12, 156, or 1147) before all numbers that begin with 2 (such as
22, 256, or 2276). If two or more items begin with the same character, Word
evaluates subsequent characters in each item to determine which item should
come first. For example, Word places 124 before 19, based on the second
digit (2 is less than 9, so 124 comes before 19).
WORKAROUND
If you have named items that include numbers, change each name to include a
leading 0 (zero). If the Bookmark names are Test1 and Test2 (and one of the
items on the list has a two-digit number, like Test11), change the names to
Test01 and Test02. Word now sorts them in the expected order.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
|---|
| Keywords: | kbprb KB130223 |
|---|
|