Article ID: 140181
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q140181
SYMPTOMS
Dates earlier than January 1, 1901, or later than December 31, 2035, are
sorted incorrectly when you sort a list in a table as a Date type. (To
locate this option, click
Sort Text on the
Table menu.)
For example, when you sort this list:
May 1, 1504
Jan 1, 1901
April 2, 1400
May 5, 1503
Sept 6, 1966
The result appears like this:
May 1, 1504
April 2, 1400
May 5, 1503
Jan 1, 1901
Sept 6, 1966
CAUSE
Word does not recognize dates earlier than January 1, 1901, or later than
December 31, 2035, as valid dates.
WORKAROUND
Sort the dates as text.
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