Sorting a sheet by auto-numbered column.

Rocket Boy

When I try to sort the sheet by the auto-numbered column it sorts 1,10,11,...2,20,21

How do I sort in conventional 1,2,3,4,...10,11,12order?

Jeff Reisman

@Rocket Boy

In order for an Auto-Number column to sort as numbers, the values in the column have to BE numbers, not numbers stored as text. So the answer lies in how you are formatting your Auto-Number column.

You should have no prefix or suffix, and 0 for Numerical places:

Jeff Reisman

@Rocket Boy

In order for an Auto-Number column to sort as numbers, the values in the column have to BE numbers, not numbers stored as text. So the answer lies in how you are formatting your Auto-Number column.

You should have no prefix or suffix, and 0 for Numerical places:

Rocket Boy

That is more or less what I have. still sorts 1,10,11

Jeff Reisman

You have a prefix there, "Smartsheet-". That converts it to text. Take that prefix out and you'll have a number column sorted as numbers. If you still need the prefix on there for other purposes, build that in a helper column:

="Smartsheet-" + [Submission ID]@row