Sorting of a table in MS Word doesn't seem to work
I have this table in MS Word:
When I try to sort it by its second column:
Everything works fine:
However, if I add just one letter to the first and to the fourth lines of that column:
and try to run the same sorting, I receive the same table, that is, as if I never even tried to sort it:
In other words, the sorting function doesn't work when I add those letters.
Why does that happen?
I am using Windows XP and my "Word" file is a .docx file.
EDIT:
Here is the text copied from the table:
(lines 1 and 4):
Nouns in accusative preceded by preposition “on” and used with vE
(lines 2 and 3):
Nouns in accusative preceded by preposition “on” and used with verbs of motion: feminine nouns
microsoft-word
asked Dec 13 '18 at 6:21
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I have this table in MS Word:
When I try to sort it by its second column:
Everything works fine:
However, if I add just one letter to the first and to the fourth lines of that column:
and try to run the same sorting, I receive the same table, that is, as if I never even tried to sort it:
In other words, the sorting function doesn't work when I add those letters.
Why does that happen?
I am using Windows XP and my "Word" file is a .docx file.
EDIT:
Here is the text copied from the table:
(lines 1 and 4):
Nouns in accusative preceded by preposition “on” and used with vE
(lines 2 and 3):
Nouns in accusative preceded by preposition “on” and used with verbs of motion: feminine nouns
microsoft-word
asked Dec 13 '18 at 6:21
brilliantbrilliant
1801517
how about create a new table, and paste the data, then work on it. Rather that working on the same original table.
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 8:09
@p._phidot_ - Just tried. The result is still the same :(
– brilliant
Dec 13 '18 at 8:27
sorry, couldn't help it.. : |
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 9:26
Would you mind sending the original text for each line? Also, what is your windows language setting and what is the proofing language of the style applied to your text?
– Ring
Dec 14 '18 at 19:18
1
use libreoffice. It's a bug in MS office
– Khushraj Rathod
Dec 22 '18 at 9:03
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I have this table in MS Word:
When I try to sort it by its second column:
Everything works fine:
However, if I add just one letter to the first and to the fourth lines of that column:
and try to run the same sorting, I receive the same table, that is, as if I never even tried to sort it:
In other words, the sorting function doesn't work when I add those letters.
Why does that happen?
I am using Windows XP and my "Word" file is a .docx file.
EDIT:
Here is the text copied from the table:
(lines 1 and 4):
Nouns in accusative preceded by preposition “on” and used with vE
(lines 2 and 3):
Nouns in accusative preceded by preposition “on” and used with verbs of motion: feminine nouns
microsoft-word
asked Dec 13 '18 at 6:21
brilliantbrilliant
1801517
I have this table in MS Word:
When I try to sort it by its second column:
Everything works fine:
However, if I add just one letter to the first and to the fourth lines of that column:
and try to run the same sorting, I receive the same table, that is, as if I never even tried to sort it:
In other words, the sorting function doesn't work when I add those letters.
Why does that happen?
I am using Windows XP and my "Word" file is a .docx file.
EDIT:
Here is the text copied from the table:
(lines 1 and 4):
Nouns in accusative preceded by preposition “on” and used with vE
(lines 2 and 3):
Nouns in accusative preceded by preposition “on” and used with verbs of motion: feminine nouns
microsoft-word
microsoft-word
asked Dec 13 '18 at 6:21
brilliantbrilliant
1801517
asked Dec 13 '18 at 6:21
brilliantbrilliant
1801517
edited Dec 14 '18 at 22:56
brilliant
asked Dec 13 '18 at 6:21
brilliantbrilliant
1801517
asked Dec 13 '18 at 6:21
brilliantbrilliant
1801517
asked Dec 13 '18 at 6:21
brilliantbrilliant
1801517
1801517
how about create a new table, and paste the data, then work on it. Rather that working on the same original table.
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 8:09
@p._phidot_ - Just tried. The result is still the same :(
– brilliant
Dec 13 '18 at 8:27
sorry, couldn't help it.. : |
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 9:26
Would you mind sending the original text for each line? Also, what is your windows language setting and what is the proofing language of the style applied to your text?
– Ring
Dec 14 '18 at 19:18
1
use libreoffice. It's a bug in MS office
– Khushraj Rathod
Dec 22 '18 at 9:03
|
show 8 more comments
how about create a new table, and paste the data, then work on it. Rather that working on the same original table.
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 8:09
@p._phidot_ - Just tried. The result is still the same :(
– brilliant
Dec 13 '18 at 8:27
sorry, couldn't help it.. : |
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 9:26
Would you mind sending the original text for each line? Also, what is your windows language setting and what is the proofing language of the style applied to your text?
– Ring
Dec 14 '18 at 19:18
1
use libreoffice. It's a bug in MS office
– Khushraj Rathod
Dec 22 '18 at 9:03
how about create a new table, and paste the data, then work on it. Rather that working on the same original table.
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 8:09
how about create a new table, and paste the data, then work on it. Rather that working on the same original table.
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 8:09
@p._phidot_ - Just tried. The result is still the same :(
– brilliant
Dec 13 '18 at 8:27
@p._phidot_ - Just tried. The result is still the same :(
– brilliant
Dec 13 '18 at 8:27
sorry, couldn't help it.. : |
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 9:26
sorry, couldn't help it.. : |
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 9:26
Would you mind sending the original text for each line? Also, what is your windows language setting and what is the proofing language of the style applied to your text?
– Ring
Dec 14 '18 at 19:18
Would you mind sending the original text for each line? Also, what is your windows language setting and what is the proofing language of the style applied to your text?
– Ring
Dec 14 '18 at 19:18
1
1
use libreoffice. It's a bug in MS office
– Khushraj Rathod
Dec 22 '18 at 9:03
use libreoffice. It's a bug in MS office
– Khushraj Rathod
Dec 22 '18 at 9:03
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This looks like a bug in Word.
Take out the "E" and the table is sortable, add it back in and the table doesn't sort.
Actually, it seems like taking out any one character in the text will enable
the sort.
Below is the table after the sort, when I took out the "a" of "accusative"
in the lines containing the "E":
So it seems that you need to make the text shorter to avoid the bug,
proceeding by trial and error to find the entry that causes the problem.
It might be related to the last row in the table, but this is not sure.
You can report the bug to Microsoft via menu File > Feedback
(but don't hope for an early resolution).
answered Dec 21 '18 at 11:23
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This looks like a bug in Word.
Take out the "E" and the table is sortable, add it back in and the table doesn't sort.
Actually, it seems like taking out any one character in the text will enable
the sort.
Below is the table after the sort, when I took out the "a" of "accusative"
in the lines containing the "E":
So it seems that you need to make the text shorter to avoid the bug,
proceeding by trial and error to find the entry that causes the problem.
It might be related to the last row in the table, but this is not sure.
You can report the bug to Microsoft via menu File > Feedback
(but don't hope for an early resolution).
answered Dec 21 '18 at 11:23
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This looks like a bug in Word.
Take out the "E" and the table is sortable, add it back in and the table doesn't sort.
Actually, it seems like taking out any one character in the text will enable
the sort.
Below is the table after the sort, when I took out the "a" of "accusative"
in the lines containing the "E":
So it seems that you need to make the text shorter to avoid the bug,
proceeding by trial and error to find the entry that causes the problem.
It might be related to the last row in the table, but this is not sure.
You can report the bug to Microsoft via menu File > Feedback
(but don't hope for an early resolution).
answered Dec 21 '18 at 11:23
harrymcharrymc
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This looks like a bug in Word.
Take out the "E" and the table is sortable, add it back in and the table doesn't sort.
Actually, it seems like taking out any one character in the text will enable
the sort.
Below is the table after the sort, when I took out the "a" of "accusative"
in the lines containing the "E":
So it seems that you need to make the text shorter to avoid the bug,
proceeding by trial and error to find the entry that causes the problem.
It might be related to the last row in the table, but this is not sure.
You can report the bug to Microsoft via menu File > Feedback
(but don't hope for an early resolution).
answered Dec 21 '18 at 11:23
harrymcharrymc
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This looks like a bug in Word.
Take out the "E" and the table is sortable, add it back in and the table doesn't sort.
Actually, it seems like taking out any one character in the text will enable
the sort.
Below is the table after the sort, when I took out the "a" of "accusative"
in the lines containing the "E":
So it seems that you need to make the text shorter to avoid the bug,
proceeding by trial and error to find the entry that causes the problem.
It might be related to the last row in the table, but this is not sure.
You can report the bug to Microsoft via menu File > Feedback
(but don't hope for an early resolution).
answered Dec 21 '18 at 11:23
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answered Dec 21 '18 at 11:23
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how about create a new table, and paste the data, then work on it. Rather that working on the same original table.
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 8:09
@p._phidot_ - Just tried. The result is still the same :(
– brilliant
Dec 13 '18 at 8:27
sorry, couldn't help it.. : |
– p._phidot_
Dec 13 '18 at 9:26
Would you mind sending the original text for each line? Also, what is your windows language setting and what is the proofing language of the style applied to your text?
– Ring
Dec 14 '18 at 19:18
1
use libreoffice. It's a bug in MS office
– Khushraj Rathod
Dec 22 '18 at 9:03