From 4b83b907aca12d0261d07f905ef7402869752aac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andras Timar Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:47:02 +0200 Subject: help text for natural sort feature fdo#40054 #i63864# --- helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/01/12030200.xhp | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'helpcontent2/source/text/scalc') diff --git a/helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/01/12030200.xhp b/helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/01/12030200.xhp index 0534253e5e..eb4ea30812 100644 --- a/helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/01/12030200.xhp +++ b/helpcontent2/source/text/scalc/01/12030200.xhp @@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ YJ: checked again Omits the first row or the first column in the selection from the sort. The Direction setting at the bottom of the dialog defines the name and function of this check box. Include formats - Preserves the current cell formatting.<BOOKMARK branch="hid/SC:CHECKBOX:RID_SCPAGE_SORT_OPTIONS:BTN_NATURALSORT" id="bm_id3149412" localize="false"/>Enable natural sort<AVIS hid="."> Natural sort is a sort algorithm that sorts string-prefixed numbers based on the value of the numerical element in each sorted number.</AVIS>When this option is not checked, a series of values such as Number1, Number2, Number3, ..., Number19, Number20, Number21 will be sorted as Number1, Number11, Number12, ..., Number19, Number2, Number20, Number21, Number3, and so on. With the natural sort feature enabled, the result will be Number1, Number2, Number3, ..., Number19, Number20, Number21. + Preserves the current cell formatting. + +Enable natural sort +Natural sort is a sort algorithm that sorts string-prefixed numbers based on the value of the numerical element in each sorted number, instead of the traditional way of sorting them as ordinary strings. For instance, let's assume you have a series of values such as, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, ..., A19, A20, A21. When you put these values into a range of cells and run the sort, it will become A1, A11, A12, A13, ..., A19, A2, A20, A21, A3, A4, A5, ..., A9. While this sorting behavior may make sense to those who understand the underlying sorting mechanism, to the rest of the population it seems completely bizarre, if not outright inconvenient. With the natural sort feature enabled, values such as the ones in the above example get sorted "properly", which improves the convenience of sorting operations in general. Copy sort results to: Copies the sorted list to the cell range that you specify. -- cgit