You can sort a table by creating sorting rules.

1. Do either of following:

   • Sort the whole table: Click the table, then in the Sort pane of the Sort & Filter inspector, choose Sort Entire Table from the pop-up menu.

   • Sort some of the rows in a column: Select the rows, then in the Sort pane of the Sort & Filter inspector, choose Sort Selected Rows from the pop-up menu.

2. Click Add a Column.

3. Choose a column to sort by, then choose Ascending or Descending from the pop-up menu in the rule.

4. To add more rules, click Add a Column.

   Sorting rules are applied in the order they appear in the inspector. To reorder the rules, move the pointer over the rule, drag , then click Sort Now.

If you don’t need a rule, you can delete it.

1. Click the table.

2. In the Sort pane of the Sort & Filter inspector, move the pointer over a rule, then click .

1. Do either of the following:

   • Sort the whole table: Click the table, move the pointer over the lettered bar at the top of the column, then click the arrow that appears.

   • Sort a range of cells: Select the cells. The selection must include cells from more than one row and can span more than one column. Control-click any column in the table you to sort by.

2. Choose a sorting option:

   • Sort Ascending or Sort Rows Ascending by [column]: Sort the rows in alphabetical order (A to Z) or by increasing numerical values based on the data in the selected column.

   • Sort Descending or Sort Rows Descending by [column]: Sort the rows in reverse-alphabetical order (Z to A) or by decreasing numerical values based on the data in the selected column.