Recording names and student numbers can be a full-time job. Just as soon as you have everyone in the correct order, you have a new student whose last name starts with the letter C. With Excel 2000, sorting the names by last name, or any other order, is quick and easy. Using Excel 2000, you can track information for each student, and then organize it according to importance or category.

TO ALPHABETIZE NAMES

1. Open the Attendance worksheet if it is not already open.

2. Select cells A4 through the end of the list in column B so that all names and student numbers are selected.

3. On the Data menu, click Sort.

4. Under Sort by, select Column A and then click Ascending.

5. Click OK.

6. On the File menu, click Save.