On Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:52 PM [GMT+1=CET],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I need to alphabetize a very long list of names. Please tell me
which product to download to accomplish this task..
Thank you,
Laura Nurse
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
You don't say what Operating System you are using. I assume Windows.
In theory you don't need to download anything. You can enter the data into
Wordpad, save the file as text, open a DOS (CMD) box and use the SORT
command to sort the file. Entering the data as <surname>,<firstname> will
produce more logical results. Wordpad, DOS/CMD and the SORT command all came
"in the box" with Windows.
Or you could download and install OpenOffice and use Writer (a word
processor that competes with Microsoft Word), Calc (a spreadsheet program
that competes with Microsoft Excel) or Base (a database manager that
competes with Microsoft Access). OpenOffice is free (as in no cost) to
download and to use on as many computers as you like in any context
(private, business, education, ...) you like. Given that you found this mail
list, you have also found the site from which to download OpenOffice. You
will also have found the introductory documentation which is worth reading
before you start.
It would help if you told us what you want to do with the result.
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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