On the Mac, you probably know all the tricks for sorting things in the Finder. You can choose icon, list and column views. And you can sort the files and folders in those windows by various dates ...

The SORT and SORTBY functions let you extract certain columns and rows from a dataset and sort them in a certain order, all while preserving the source data. Even though they work in similar ways, ...

An anonymous Hints reader was flummoxed: He (or she) used iTunes to sync pictures from iPhoto to his (or her) iPhone. But when he looked at the pictures on his phone, iPhoto Events didn’t appear in ...

How to use a custom sort on slicer buttons in Microsoft Excel Your email has been sent Microsoft Excel sorts slider buttons alphabetically and numerically. Fortunately, you can add a custom sort list ...

Q. Is it possible to sort a column in Excel using formulas rather than the Data tab’s Sort tool, so the sort process is performed automatically as I update my data? A. Excel has announced a new ...

Simone Nixon writes with a very common question about Photos for iOS (which applies to OS X, too): I just edited my albums on my Mac. The photos are in a specific order in certain albums, but this ...

How to create a custom sort when a regular sort won’t do in Excel Your email has been sent Image: Wachiwit/Shutterstock Must-read Windows coverage CrowdStrike Outage Disrupts Microsoft Systems ...