Comments on: Random sort http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/ My contribution to the OOo community - including a blog with daily tips, templates and scripts. Enjoy. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Michael http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-20755 Michael Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:34:27 +0000 http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-20755 Hi Choo, The paste special dialogue can be found under the Edit Menu, or alternatively press Control+Shift+V, and allows you to copy across values only, not the formulas. 'This column' refers to the column where you paste the values (using the paste special function mentioned above). Hope this helps. Cheers, Michael. Hi Choo,
The paste special dialogue can be found under the Edit Menu, or alternatively press Control+Shift+V, and allows you to copy across values only, not the formulas.
‘This column’ refers to the column where you paste the values (using the paste special function mentioned above).
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Michael.

]]> By: Choo http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-17668 Choo Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:41:31 +0000 http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-17668 Hi Michael, I am trying to sort my data randomly. May i know what do you mean by paste special dialogue box? And which column you mean in "sorted in this column"? Thanks very much and i really appreciate your kindness... Hi Michael,
I am trying to sort my data randomly. May i know what do you mean by paste special dialogue box? And which column you mean in “sorted in this column”?
Thanks very much and i really appreciate your kindness…

]]> By: Yoso http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-15241 Yoso Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:12:41 +0000 http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-15241 Can we sort data with option endwith? (like msoffice) Can we sort data with option endwith? (like msoffice)

]]> By: Michael http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-14115 Michael Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:07:43 +0000 http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-14115 Hi Tom, Your guess was right. I had the same problem as you (the sort didn't appear to work properly when the cells contained a formula). I used 'paste special' to copy across the random numbers into another column, but selected 'numbers' only in the paste special dialogue box, and sorted on this column. It then worked fine. Cheers, Michael. Hi Tom,
Your guess was right. I had the same problem as you (the sort didn’t appear to work properly when the cells contained a formula). I used ‘paste special’ to copy across the random numbers into another column, but selected ‘numbers’ only in the paste special dialogue box, and sorted on this column. It then worked fine.
Cheers,
Michael.

]]> By: Tom http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-261 Tom Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:03:17 +0000 http://www.openofficetips.com/2005/10/06/random-sort/#comment-261 I'm not having success with this technique when using Calc in Open Office 2.2.1 under Windows XPsp2. When I sort on the random number colum, I get a new order but it's NOT sorted by either Ascending or Descending. Perhaps some clarification is needed on precisely HOW you add the random numbers to the temporary column. I entered the random()*20 formula in the top cell and then copied it down through all the rows I wished to randomly sort. Maybe sorts are not possible on columns containing formulas and require fixed values? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I definitely need to find a way to randomly sort rows of data. Thanks in advance for any light and/or assistance. Tom I’m not having success with this technique when using Calc in Open Office 2.2.1 under Windows XPsp2. When I sort on the random number colum, I get a new order but it’s NOT sorted by either Ascending or Descending.

Perhaps some clarification is needed on precisely HOW you add the random numbers to the temporary column. I entered the random()*20 formula in the top cell and then copied it down through all the rows I wished to randomly sort. Maybe sorts are not possible on columns containing formulas and require fixed values?

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I definitely need to find a way to randomly sort rows of data.

Thanks in advance for any light and/or assistance.

Tom

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