Microsoft Excel 2021365 - Beginner to Advanced - The SORT Function

The video tutorial explains the use of the sort function in Excel, highlighting its advantages over traditional sorting methods. It covers basic and advanced sorting techniques, including sorting by multiple columns and handling errors like spill errors. The tutorial uses a Winter Olympics-inspired dataset to demonstrate sorting by country and bib number, both in ascending and descending order.

What is one advantage of using the sort function over traditional sorting methods in Excel?

• It requires manual data entry for sorting.

• It enables sorting data and placing it anywhere on the worksheet.

• It allows sorting data in place only.

• It can only sort data alphabetically.

Which argument is mandatory when using the sort function in its basic form?

• Sort by row or column

• Sort index

• Array

• Sort order

How can you change the sort order to descending when sorting by bib number?

• Set the sort order to -1

• Set the sort index to 1

• Set the sort order to 1

• Set the sort index to -1

What should you do if you encounter a spill error while sorting?

• Restart Excel

• Delete the existing data

• Move the data to a different location

• Change the sort order

How can you sort by multiple columns using the sort function?

• Sort each column individually

• Use curly brackets to specify columns and sort orders

• List columns in square brackets

• Use multiple sort functions

What is the correct way to specify ascending order when sorting by multiple columns?

• Use 2

• Use 1

• Use 0

• Use -1

If you want to sort by three different columns, what should you do?

• Add more column numbers and sort orders in curly brackets

• Use square brackets for additional columns

• Sort by the first column only

• Use a separate sort function for each column