Sorting Data

Jack In Springfield

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I would like to lock the data in each individual row so that when the data is sorted by columns the rows will never separate. We have had this problem on a company shared file where the data was sorted yet not expanded to cover all and then saved. Now the worksheet is worthless because the data is not associated with all the correct data. I need to keep this from happening again.
 

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Hi Jack

On 2002-09-04 07:19, Jack In Springfield wrote:
I would like to lock the data in each individual row so that when the data is sorted by columns the rows will never separate. We have had this problem on a company shared file where the data was sorted yet not expanded to cover all and then saved. Now the worksheet is worthless because the data is not associated with all the correct data. I need to keep this from happening again.

Use an empty column, column A for example.
Put an "x" in column A for the rows you want to lock."
Set up autofilter so that only empty cells in column A are shown.
Sort the visible data.
Remove the autofilter.
 
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