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FallenBook63387
Sep 14, 2023Copper Contributor
Sorting in Pivot Table
When trying to sort my "Conc" column from highest to lowest, Excel is doing so by the first digit and not the actual value (see the highlighted values in the picture) How can I get it to...
- Sep 14, 2023
My guess Conc are texts (since they are left aligned). Is that by design or you could convert values to numbers?
SergeiBaklan
Sep 14, 2023Diamond Contributor
My guess Conc are texts (since they are left aligned). Is that by design or you could convert values to numbers?
FallenBook63387
Sep 14, 2023Copper Contributor
They are formatted as numbers throughout the whole workbook...
- SergeiBaklanSep 14, 2023Diamond Contributor
It doesn't matter how they are formatted. If you format text as number it still be the text. You may try in any empty cell =ISTEXT() on any cell with Con, is it return TRUE or FALSE.
- FallenBook63387Sep 14, 2023Copper ContributorYup, that's the problem. Thank you so much!
- SergeiBaklanSep 14, 2023Diamond Contributor
FallenBook63387 , you are welcome