How do i make a two column roster that sorts alpha down right down

[stlof]

ie
A E
B F
C G
D H
Instead of
A B
C D
E F
G H
haf

 

[Peter Jamieson]

Depending on exactly what you are trying to do, if you do not need your data
to be in a table, you /might/ be able to do this by using Format|Columns to
create a 2-column section.

However, I doubt it. What you will probably need to do is resequence your
data so that it will merge in the sequence you want - e.g. so that Word sees
it in the sequence A E B F C G D H. And how to do that depends on your dta
source.

Peter Jamieson

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

' Macro to assign numbers to data source so that it can be sorted to cause
labels to print down columns
Dim Message, Title, Default, labelrows, labelcolumns, i As Integer, j As
Integer, k As Integer
Message = "Enter the number of labels in a row" ' Set prompt.
Title = "Labels per Row" ' Set title.
Default = "3" ' Set default.
' Display message, title, and default value.
labelcolumns = InputBox(Message, Title, Default)
Message = "Enter the number of labels in a column" ' Set prompt.
Title = "Labels per column" ' Set title.
Default = "5" ' Set default.
labelrows = InputBox(Message, Title, Default)
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns.Add
BeforeColumn:=ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns(1)
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows(1).Range.Cut
k = 1
For i = 1 To ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows.Count - labelcolumns
For j = 1 To labelrows
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Cell(i, 1).Range.InsertBefore k + (j - 1) *
labelcolumns
i = i + 1
Next j
k = k + 1
i = i - 1
If k Mod labelcolumns = 1 Then k = k - labelcolumns + labelcolumns *
labelrows
Next i
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Sort FieldNumber:="Column 1"
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows(1).Select
Selection.Paste
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Columns(1).Delete


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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP