

This guide will assume that you currently have a column of dates in your Excel Online account, and that you want to be able to sort those dates by either putting the most recent date or the oldest date at the top of the column. The steps in this article were performed in Google Chrome, but will also work for other desktop Web browsers, like Firefox or Edge, as well. How to Sort a Column of Dates in Excel Online Our tutorial below will show you how to select and sort a range of cells containing dates in the online version of Excel. But you can also use the sort feature to sort by date in Excel Online. If you have used Excel for a while, then it’s likely that you have used the sorting features to sort data alphabetically or numerically.

The ability to reorganize your data can be a lifesaver, either when you are editing or evaluating data in your own spreadsheet, or when you are preparing a report for someone else. Some of the features that I use most often in Microsoft Excel Online are the sorting features.
