Sort

This dialog allows you to control how sorting is performed. Tip: Sort works on the entire document unless some text is selected, and then it only sorts selected text.

Direction

Ascending / Descending

Set sort order

Case Sensitive

When checked, the sort is case sensitive.

Remove Duplicates

When checked, as well as sorting the file duplicate lines are deleted.

Sort By

Ansi Value

Sort using character set rules.

ASCII Value

Sort using character's ASCII value.

Numeric Value

Sort treating the characters as numbers.

Unless using Numeric Value you may not get the sorting you expect when lines start with a number. Experiment to find the most suitable Sort By option for you needs.

Advanced

Specify Column

Normally sorting compares the characters of the entire line. Checking this option allows you to limit the values the sort operates on.

Column Begin / Column End

Sets the column positions between which the sort compares to determine the line position.

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