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To sort a range:Select the cell range you want to sort.Select the Data tab on the Ribbon, then click the Sort command.The Sort dialog box will appear.Decide the sorting order (either ascending or descending).Once you're satisfied with your selection, click OK.The cell range will be sorted by the selected column.

To sort linked data and keep formulas without changed, you can change the references in formulas to an absolute reference, then sorting the data. Therefore the data will keep the formulas even if their orders change.

Create a formula that refers to values in other cellsSelect a cell.Type the equal sign =. Note: Formulas in Excel always begin with the equal sign.Select a cell or type its address in the selected cell.Enter an operator.Select the next cell, or type its address in the selected cell.Press Enter.

Tip: If there are several references in one cell, you need to change the references one by one by selecting and press F4 key in the formula bar. Then change the references in other formula cells to absolute one by one. Now the formulas are kept while sorting.

Ranges can be used instead of the cell address references in calculations and formulas. You can define more than one name to the same cell or range of cells, although if you use the same name to define two different ranges then the previous name is overwritten.

The effect on the formula after a sort is the same as copying. A sort does not move the row contents, it copies them. The formula may (or may not depending on the abs/relative references) use new data, just as a copied formula does.

SORT is a new dynamic array function and as such it has a couple of specificities that you should be aware of: Currently the SORT function is only available in Microsoft 365 and Excel 2021. Excel 2019, Excel 2016 do not support dynamic array formulas, so the SORT function is not available in these versions.