Now, we’ll convert the one-column table back to text.
Select the first column in the table, right-click on it, and then select “Delete Columns” from the popup menu. The rows in the table are reversed, as shown below. On the Sort dialog box under Sort by, make sure “Column 1” is selected from the drop-down list and the “Descending” option is selected on the right. To do that, leave the table selected and click the “Home” tab.Ĭlick the “Sort” button in the Paragraph section. To reorder the items, we’re going to sort them based on the first column. The table is selected by default once you paste it. Click “OK” to accept the default settings. The Convert Text to Table dialog box displays. Now, we’re going to convert this list to a table so we can sort it, so, select the text you just pasted and click the “Insert” tab.Ĭlick the “Table” button in the Tables section and select “Convert Text to Table” from the drop-down menu. (We temporarily turned on non-printing characters so you can see the tab characters (right arrows) between the numbers and the items in the image below.) The numbers are just text and each number and item is separated by a tab. The text is pasted into the document without the formatting, so, the list is no longer a numbered list.
