Data/Matrix Editor 535
Sorting Columns
Sorting ColumnsSorting Columns
Sorting Columns
After entering information in a data, list, or matrix variable, you can easily sort a specified
column in numeric or alphabetical order. You can also sort all columns as a whole, based
on a “key” column.
Sorting a Single Column
Sorting a Single ColumnSorting a Single Column
Sorting a Single Column
In the Data/Matrix Editor:
1. Move the cursor to any cell in the column.
2. Press:
2 ˆ and select
3:Sort Column.
Numbers are sorted in ascending order.
Character strings are sorted in alphabetical
order.
C1 C1
fred
&
75
sally 82
chris
&
98
jane chris
75
&
fred
98 jane
82 sally