Table of Contents
- 1 How do I turn off sorting in a table in Excel?
- 2 How do I get Excel to stop sorting my header?
- 3 Why is Excel sorting my header?
- 4 Where is the header row?
- 5 How do you protect Excel worksheet but allow sorting?
- 6 How do I lock cells in Excel but allow sorting?
- 7 How do I lock certain cells in Excel but not others?
How do I turn off sorting in a table in Excel?
Go to the Data ribbon and click the Clear icon in the Sort & Filter group. Go to the Home ribbon, click the arrow below the Sort & Filter icon in the Editing group and choose Clear.
How do I get Excel to stop sorting my header?
2 Answers
- Click the “Sort & Filter” button in the “Editing” section under the “Home” tab.
- Choose “Custom Sort.”
- Check “My data has headers,” then customize your sort parameters.
Why is Excel sorting my header?
If you have a single cell selected, Excel extends the selection to select a range (much like pressing Ctrl+Shift+8) bounded by one or more blank columns and rows. For instance, if Excel doesn’t think you have a header row, and you do, then your header is sorted into the body of the data; this is generally a bad thing.
How do you lock sort?
In the “Allow Users to Edit Ranges” dialog:
- Click “Protect Sheet…”
- Give the worksheet a password.
- Uncheck the worksheet protection property called “Select Locked Cells”
- Check the “Sort” property and the “AutoFilter” properties.
- Click “OK”
How do you Unsort in Excel?
In MS Excel 2010 version there is an option to unsort multiple/many columns in excel in one go: HOME->EDITING->SORT &FILTER drop down menu->CLEAR.
Where is the header row?
The row heading or row header is the gray-colored column located to the left of column 1 in the worksheet containing the numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) used to identify each row in the worksheet.
How do you protect Excel worksheet but allow sorting?
To allow sorting and filter in a protected sheet, you need these steps:
- Select a range you will allow users to sorting and filtering, click Data > Filter to add the Filtering icons to the headings of the range.
- Then keep the range selected and click Review > Allow Users to Edit Ranges.
How do I lock cells in Excel but allow sorting?
Before locking the worksheet, select all the cells that you want people to be able to sort. (A great way to do this is to select one of the cells then press Shift+Ctrl+8. The selected region is what Excel thinks should be sorted when a sort is done.)
How do I lock a row in Excel?
Freeze columns and rows in Excel
- Select the row below the row(s) you want to freeze (select row 6, if you want to freeze rows 1 to 5).
- On the View tab, click Freeze Panes > Freeze Panes.
How do I lock cells but still sort?
Give the worksheet a password. Uncheck the worksheet protection property called “Select Locked Cells” Check the “Sort” property and the “AutoFilter” properties. Click “OK”
How do I lock certain cells in Excel but not others?
Press the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl + A to select all the cells of the sheet. Right click and choose Format cells. Go to the Protection tab and uncheck Locked option and click Ok. Now select only the cells or columns, rows that you want to protect.