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| After you've entered your criteria, click in the Sort row under the field by which you want to sort. For example, to sort results by last name , click in the Sort row under the Last Name field. | -
| A down arrow appears. Click the down arrow and choose Ascending or Descending from the list that appears. | INTRODUCTION In addition to selecting a set of records, you can optionally sort the records in a query using the Sort row. That way, you can view the results in the order you select. You can sort in ascending or descending order. | -
| The sort order is entered. Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar in the main Access window to save the change you made to the query. | -
| Click the Run button to run the query. | -
| Access runs the query and displays the results, sorted in the order you selected (in this case, all clients in Indiana, sorted by last name). | -
| Click the Close button to close the query. | TIP Removing the Sort You can remove the sort by clicking the down arrow in the Sort row and selecting (not sorted) from the list that appears. | TIP Starting Over To clear the existing criteria and sort options, open the Edit menu and choose Clear Grid . | |