How Sort by Date in Excel?

How to sort by date in Excel
  1. In your spreadsheet, select the dates without the column header.
  2. On the Home tab, click Sort & Filter and choose Sort Oldest to Newest.
  3. The Sort Warning dialog box will appear. Leave the default Expand the selection option selected, and click Sort:

How do I sort by date mm/dd/yyyy in Excel?

Re: Sorting by precise dates / formatting dates
  1. Import your data into Excel.
  2. Insert 5 new columns to the right of your date (mm/dd/yyyy) field. ...
  3. Select the first two blank columns to the right of the mm/dd/yyyy column then right-click and select "Format Cells".

How do I sort excel by date order?

Sort by dates
  1. Drag down the column to select the dates you want to sort.
  2. Click Home tab > arrow under Sort & Filter, and then click Sort Oldest to Newest, or Sort Newest to Oldest.
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