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Is it possible to reorder a list alphabetically?

Advocate ,
Jul 02, 2021 Jul 02, 2021

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Maybe there is a third party app, or possibly a way to re-order a list alphabetically in InDesign?

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Community Expert , Jul 02, 2021 Jul 02, 2021

Hi @Ken Nielsen:

 

Did you try the Sort Paragaphs script in the Scripts panel? That should take care of it for you.

https://creativepro.com/sort-paragraphs-text-indesign/

 

~Barb 

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Jul 02, 2021 Jul 02, 2021

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Hi @Ken Nielsen:

 

Did you try the Sort Paragaphs script in the Scripts panel? That should take care of it for you.

https://creativepro.com/sort-paragraphs-text-indesign/

 

~Barb 

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Jul 03, 2021 Jul 03, 2021

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Excellent, Have not tried yet but I'm confident that this will do it for me. Thank You Barb!

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Jul 05, 2021 Jul 05, 2021

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The script that Barb recommends worls fine on short lists. If your list is long it will take a long time to finish. You can then try this (free) script: https://www.indiscripts.com/post/2020/08/smartsort-1-05-new-design-new-options

 

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Jul 05, 2021 Jul 05, 2021

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Great Hellp Peter, Thank You.

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 13, 2023 Dec 13, 2023

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I was looking for this exact solution just now and found this script worked very well for my use case. However, I wanted to ask if there was a way to run this script without it removing the return spaces between my list of items when alphabetizing? I have tried the script both with "ignore spaces" selected and unselected and it seems to remove the return both ways. Example attached illustrates my question - I am wanting the outcome to be the list on the right. Thanks!

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Dec 13, 2023 Dec 13, 2023

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That's not possible. But if you add space-before in the applied paragraph style you'll keep the space.

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Jul 04, 2021 Jul 04, 2021

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Hi Ken:

 

We are always happy to help! 😊

 

~Barb 

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