## Record Sort Order dialog box

The Record Sort Order dialog box appears when you choose the Sort Records command from the Report menu.

Note: This command is also available as a button on the Standard toolbar.

Use the Record Sort Order dialog box to define how you want the records in your report to be sorted for printing. You can add and remove sort fields and define the sort direction ascending or descending) for the data in your report.

A sort field is a data field on which the sort procedure is based. A mailing list, for example, could be sorted, in ascending order, on the {customer.POSTAL CODE} field. In this case, the customers would be sorted so that those with the lowest postal codes would appear first and those with the highest postal codes would appear last.

##### Report Fields

Displays a list of the report fields currently in the report.

##### Sort Fields

Displays a list of the sort fields currently in the report.

##### Add

Adds the selected report field to the Sort Fields list.

##### Remove

Removes the selected sort field from the Sort Fields list.

##### Sort Direction

Sets the sort direction to ascending or descending.

###### Related topics

Sort Records command

Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling

Sorting single and multiple fields

Seagate Software, Inc. http://www.seagatesoftware.com Please send comments to: techpubs@seagatesoftware.com