Select the sort options you want. Click Options . Select the Sort column only check box. If you want to individually sort columns of information that aren't in a table, first convert the text to a table. Keep in mind that Word treats dates and numbers as though they were text.
Word ignores all characters except numbers.
The numbers can be in any location in a paragraph. If you sort by a specific language Word sorts according to the rules for sort order of the language. Some languages have different sort orders to choose from. If two or more items begin with the same character Word evaluates subsequent characters in each item to determine which item comes first. Word sorts the field results according to the sort options that you've set.