Using the alphabetize buttons The easiest way to alphabetize in Excel is to use one of the simplified sorting buttons located under the Data tab in the menu at the top of the spreadsheet.

Got a whole bunch of data in a row or column that needs to be sorted alphabetically? You can do it with just a few clicks in Excel.

Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets are both great ways to store your information, and both programs make it easy to sort alphabetically. We'll show you how.

Excel offers many filtering and sorting options, including color, specific text and alphabetical. So, if you have a "Last Name" column, you can alphabetize it in ascending or descending order ...