Word 2010 , all for PC. Mac compatible versions of Word should have similar options. Always save a copy of your document before manipulating it. I bear no responsibility for any pickles you might get yourself into! 6 Responses to How to put text in alphabetical order in Word Just one thing to add, Liz -- is it worth making sure first that there are no hard paragraph returns after the first line (where the entry runs over several lines) before you do this? Sometimes inexperienced Word users throw in all sorts of "interesting" (though potentially disruptive) stuff!