Sorting Basics
If you have not already done so, please read the User Guide article on Sorting.
Adding Sort Tasks
Since we may often sort and re-sort a particular datafile in different ways, such as sorting a customer datafile by
Last Name,/First Name, or by
Company Name, or by
Zip Code, it's nice to be able to save such a sort task and repeat it by selecting it from a menu. This is the purpose of the
Sort Tasks sub-menu.
The freeform datafile sorting dialog and the field-based datafile sorting dialog each have an
Add to Sort Tasks Menu checkbox and a
Sort Task Name: text field at the bottom of the dialog window.
Once you have selected the desired sorting options, you can select the
checkbox and type a task name into the text field, just before clicking
the
Sort or
OK button.
Removing Sort Tasks
If you decide that you no longer need a particular sort task in the sub-menu, you can remove it:
1. Hold down the
option key.
2. Select the task in the
Sort Tasks sub-menu.
3. Release the
option key.
You may also want to do this if you decide that a sort task needs a
better name. Just remove it and add it back under the new name.
