WD: Dates in Table Sort Incorrectly as Date Type

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q140181
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

Dates earlier than January 1, 1901, or later than December 31, 4095, are sorted incorrectly when you sort a list in a table as a Date type. (To locate this option, click Sort Text on the Table menu.)

For example when you sort this list 

   May 1, 1504
   Jan 1, 1901
   April 2, 1400
   May 5, 1503
   Sept 6, 1966
the result appears like this: 

   May 1, 1504
   April 2, 1400
   May 5, 1503
   Jan 1, 1901
   Sept 6, 1966

CAUSE

Word does not recognize dates earlier than January 1, 1901, or later than December 31, 4095, as valid dates.

WORKAROUND

Sort the dates as text.

Additional query words: sort dates
Keywords : kbtable macword ntword winword word6 word7 word95 word97 wordnt macword98 kbualink97
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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