SortDescending Method

Applies To

Range object, Selection object, Table object.

Description

Sorts paragraphs or table rows in descending alphanumeric order. The first paragraph or table row is considered a header record and isn't included in the sort. Use the Sort method to include the header record in a sort.

Note This method offers a simplified form of sorting intended for mail-merge data sources that contain columns of data. For most sorting tasks, use the Sort method.

Syntax

expression.SortDescending

expression Required. An expression that returns a Range, Selection, or Table object.

See Also

Sort method, SortAscending method.

Example

This example creates a 5x5 table in a new document, inserts text into each cell, and then sorts the table in descending alphanumeric order.

Set newDoc = Documents.Add
Set myTable = newDoc.Tables.Add(Range:=Selection.Range, NumRows:=5, _
    NumColumns:=5)
For iRow = 1 To myTable.Rows.Count
    For iCol = 1 To myTable.Columns.Count
        Set MyRange = myTable.Rows(iRow).Cells(iCol).Range
        MyRange.InsertAfter "Cell" & Str$(iRow) & "," & Str$(iCol)
    Next iCol
Next iRow
MsgBox "Click OK to sort in descending order."
myTable.SortDescending

This example sorts the table that contains the insertion point in descending alphanumeric order.

If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then 
    Selection.Tables(1).SortDescending
Else
    MsgBox "The insertion point is not in a table."
End If