How to Sort on Google Sheets on Android

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Last Updated: October 6, 2024 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to select an entire column in a Google Sheets spreadsheet, and sort all the data in alphabetical or reverse-alphabetical order, using Android.

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The Sheets app looks like a white spreadsheet table on a green document icon. You can find it on your Apps menu.
Find the spreadsheet you want to edit on your saved files list, and open it.

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Every column has a capitalized letter header at the top of your spreadsheet. Tapping it will select and highlight the entire column.
This button is in the upper-right corner of your screen. It will open all your "Data" menu in a pop-up window.
The filter toolbar will slide in from the bottom of your screen.
This button looks like three horizontal lines in the lower-right corner of your screen. It will open your "Sort and filter" menu.
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Select a sorting method. You can sort your column in alphabetical or reverse-alphabetical order. Selecting a method will re-organize and sort all the data in the selected column.
- If you select A to Z , the column will be sorted alphabetically.
- Z to A will sort the column in reverse-alphabetical order.