How to Sort Customer List with Specific States

[SeaTiger]

I need to sort my customer list with the states in my territory which
consist of CA, NV, AZ, HI, WA, AK, OR, CO, NM, ID, WY, NM, MT.

Thanks,
victor

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

use a help column, i.e. if the states are in B2:B51 insert a temporary help
column next to B, then in the adjacent cell in what is now C2 put

=ISNUMBER(MATCH(B2,{"AK";"AZ";"CA";"CO";"HI";"ID";"MT";"NM";"NM";"NV";"OR";"WA";"WY"},0))

copy down as long as needed, then select the whole range you need to have
sorted, sort by column C descending and secondly by column B ascending,
remove the help column

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Portland, Oregon

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

Another option is to create a custom list, and use it as your sort order.

To create a custom list --
In a cell on a blank worksheet, type the list of states in your territory
Select the list of states
Choose Tools>Options
Select the Custom Lists tab
Click the Import button, click OK

To sort the states in your customer list--
Select a cell in the states column, and choose Data>Sort
From the first dropdown, choose State
Click the Options button
From the 'First key sort order' dropdown, choose your list
Click OK, click OK

 

[MinutiaMinder]

If you don't already have the states in a separate column, you'll need to
create a new column just for the states. Then you can sort by that column.
In other words, if your customer list says:

Joe Blow 123 Main St. Denver, CO 80203

You'll need to add another column, like this:

Joe Blow 123 Main St. Denver, CO 80203 CO

 

[SeaTiger]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Actually, I think I came up with something
easier for me to work with. I used the advance filter function. I added
listed the states that I wanted to filter in specific rows above my ST
column.

Best regards,
victor