But if you are working in a document in Google Docs, you may have noticed that there’s no option for sorting in that application. Fortunately you can alphabetize a list in Google Docs, although it will require you to install an add-on to the Google Docs application in the Web browser on your laptop or desktop computer. Note that the Sorted Paragraphs add-on can only be used to sort a list. You specifically cannot use this add-on if you want to sort data in a table. If you have a table with data that you wish to sort, you are much better off copying your data to Google Sheets, sorting there, then pasting the data back into the table in Google Docs. The steps in the article above were performed in the desktop version of the Google Chrome Web browser, but will also work in other desktop browsers like Firefox or Edge. It’s very likely that you are going to get a security alert email notification after installing this add-on. This is normal, and it’s due to the fact that the add-on needs permissions for your Docs files so that it can sort your data. If you have only installed this add-on because you had a specific list that you wanted to alphabetize, then you may want to uninstall it immediately after you’re finished. You can do this by clicking the “Add-ons” tab, selecting “Manage add-ons,” choosing the “Sorted Paragraphs” option, then clicking the Uninstall button.

See also

How to change margins in Google DocsHow to add strikethrough in Google DocsHow to add a row to a table in Google DocsHow to insert a horizontal line in Google DocsHow to change to landscape orientation in Google Docs

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