Sort Dialog Box (Data View Window)

Specifies a sort order that is applied to the database table records displayed in the Data View window.

Access Methods

Right-click a column header in the Data View window and choose Sort.

You can select a combination of up to five columns to apply to the sort order.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Sort By

Specifies the primary column to apply to the sort operation. The data from this column is sorted first, and then the data from any additional Then By columns that are specified is sorted.

Ascending

Applies an ascending sort order to the selected column. The column data is ordered with the smallest value at the beginning of the Data View record set and the largest value at the end of the record set.

Descending

Applies a descending sort order to the selected column. The column data is ordered with the largest value at the beginning of the Data View record set and the smallest value at the end of the record set.

Then By

Specifies an additional column to apply to the sort operation.

Reset

Clears all columns that are specified for the current sort order so that you can specify a new sort order.