Highlight a range that has text and select sort. You can sort either up (A first) or down (Z first).
number instead of a letter (text)
Data menu is that on that we can sort,filter,subtotals,validation,text to columns,pivot tables and pivot chart report
The sort feature allows you to look at the same data in different orders depending upon what information you seek. Excel allows you to sort by date, sort by text or numbers, sort by multiple columns, like listing values from highest to lowest or names in alphabetical order.
numbers and text
A possible answer is text, numbers, and special characters.
Start your entry with an apostrophe (') to indicate the cell contents is text.
A column break is a term associated with Microsoft Word, not Excel. In Word, it starts a new column of text. In Excel, you can just go to another column to start entering new data.
Because there are letters in it, it treats it as text. So it is not changing it from time to text, if that is what you mean. It is text, because of the letters that are in it.
Format the cell as text. You also can input a formula: =text(A1) Remark: if the content is in cell A1.
To sort text alphabetically from A to Z in Excel, first select the range of cells containing the text you want to sort. Then, go to the "Data" tab on the ribbon and click on the "Sort A to Z" button, which looks like an A over a Z with an arrow. This will sort the selected text in ascending alphabetical order. If prompted, confirm whether to expand the selection to include adjacent data.
A cell is a rectangle that can hold a number, text, formula etc.
The Find and Replace option can be used to replace text in Excel. A particular piece of text can be replaced throughout the document using Replace All. Use Ctrl - H to activate the Replace option in Excel.