--- The
menu item opens a dialog which
allows users to sort a selection according to defined criteria. By
default Gnumeric sorts rows depending on the contents of the cells
in a particular column of each row. The sort criteria can be
extended to calculate on the basis of the cells in several columns.
Gnumeric can sort a
selection using any number of rules. Rules can be added using the
Add button. Rules with no column entered will
be ignored or the user can remove these rules with the
Remove button.
For each rule, the
dialog has an entry box in which the column to be sorted must be
entered. The dropdown box (the little down pointing arrow) will
show a list of appropriate columns.
The user can determine a sort order for the selection. The
Advanced button allows the user to further characterize the sort
criteria.
If the first row of the selection is a header, Gnumeric can be told
not to shuffle this row during the sort. Gnumeric can also sort
columns based on the contents of cells in specified rows, instead
of shuffling rows on the basis of columns, if the user toggles the
Sort to act right-left instead of top-down.