Range.Sort method (Word)
Sorts the paragraphs in the specified range.
Syntax
expression.Sort (ExcludeHeader, FieldNumber, SortFieldType, SortOrder, FieldNumber2, SortFieldType2, SortOrder2, FieldNumber3, SortFieldType3, SortOrder3, SortColumn, Separator, CaseSensitive, BidiSort, IgnoreThe, IgnoreKashida, IgnoreDiacritics, IgnoreHe, LanguageID)
expression Required. A variable that represents a Range object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExcludeHeader | Optional | Variant | True to exclude the first row or paragraph header from the sort operation. The default value is False. |
| FieldNumber | Optional | Variant | The fields by which to sort. Microsoft Word sorts by FieldNumber, then by FieldNumber2, and then by FieldNumber3. |
| SortFieldType | Optional | Variant | The respective sort types for FieldNumber. Can be one of the WdSortFieldType constants. The default value is wdSortFieldAlphanumeric. Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| SortOrder | Optional | Variant | The sorting order to use when sorting FieldNumber. Can be any WdSortOrder constant. |
| FieldNumber2 | Optional | Variant | The fields by which to sort. |
| SortFieldType2 | Optional | Variant | The respective sort types for FieldNumber2. Can be one of the WdSortFieldType constants. The default value is wdSortFieldAlphanumeric. Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| SortOrder2 | Optional | Variant | The sorting order to use when sorting FieldNumber2. Can be any WdSortOrder constant. |
| FieldNumber3 | Optional | Variant | The fields by which to sort. |
| SortFieldType3 | Required | Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. The default value is wdSortFieldAlphanumeric. | |
| SortOrder3 | Optional | Variant | The sorting order to use when sorting FieldNumber3. Can be any WdSortOrder constant. |
| SortColumn | Optional | Variant | True to sort only the column specified by the Range object. |
| Separator | Optional | Variant | The type of field separator. Can be one of the WdSortSeparator constants. |
| CaseSensitive | Optional | Variant | True to sort with case sensitivity. The default value is False. |
| BidiSort | Optional | Variant | True to sort based on right-to-left language rules. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| IgnoreThe | Optional | Variant | True to ignore the Arabic character alef lam when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| IgnoreKashida | Optional | Variant | True to ignore kashidas when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| IgnoreDiacritics | Optional | Variant | True to ignore bidirectional control characters when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| IgnoreHe | Optional | Variant | True to ignore the Hebrew character he when sorting right-to-left language text. This argument may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| LanguageID | Optional | Variant | Specifies the sorting language. Can be one of the WdLanguageID constants. Refer to the Object Browser for a list of the WdLanguageID constants. |
Example
This example inserts three lines of text into a new document and then sorts the lines in ascending alphanumeric order.
Sub NewParagraphSort()
Dim newDoc As Document
Set newDoc = Documents.Add
newDoc.Content.InsertAfter "pear" & Chr(13) _
& "zucchini" & Chr(13) & "apple" & Chr(13)
newDoc.Content.Sort SortOrder:=wdSortOrderAscending
End Sub
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