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Anonymous
2023-12-02T15:21:16+00:00

I am using Microsoft Word on 365 and I am unable to download into onto my desktop as I have a ChromeOS laptop.

I am struggling to locate how I can alphabetise lists. Previously, I could highlight a list and then the usual - Go to Home > Sort. Set Sort by to Paragraphs and Text. Choose Ascending (A to Z) or Descending (Z to A). Select OK.

I cannot find how to do this on the online version of word. This would be helpful as when I can creating a bibliography list for a uni assignment, I would normally just sort them at the end.

Any help would be great, thank you!

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  1. Luc Sanders 48,445 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-02T17:31:48+00:00

    AshleighCM,

    As far as i know sorting is not included in the online Word version.

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  2. Charles Kenyon 166.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-02T18:59:27+00:00

    Can you use another computer on your campus to complete the final editing of your paper in a desktop application?

    The versions available on the Chromebook do not support what you need.

    See Compare Word features on different platforms - Office Support.

    • These programs are all named Word and they are all created and published by Microsoft.
    • They all can edit the same document files that have the same file structure. Some of the programs have no control over some of the document structures.
    • But, they are different programs with different features and controls.

    As of November, 2023, the most powerful one of these, with the most features, is the Windows desktop application from Microsoft 365. I do not expect that to change. The perpetual license version Word 2021 is very close as far as features but does not receive new features as added.

    The Macintosh desktop application is second with number of features. The things available in the Windows version not yet on the Mac version include Content Controls, Building Blocks, UserForms, and ActiveX. It can use, but cannot create, or modify most Content Controls. AutoText is a Building Block that the Mac can and does use.

    The browser version of Word – Word Online – has a Transcribe feature that has recently been added to the Windows desktop version of Microsoft 365’s Word. It also has the ability to Export to PowerPoint (although not that usefully). Otherwise, the browser version has far fewer features and editing in it has been reported to mess up automatic numbering. Chromebooks use a version of this or of the Android mobile app. Differences between using a document in the browser and in the Word desktop application. I would use this for note taking and for quick viewing/printing, but not for editing. Especially not for editing long or complex documents. The ability to mess these up is too high.

    The mobile applications (Android/IOS, etc.) vary somewhat but have far fewer features. I would use them for note taking and for quick viewing/printing, but not for editing. Especially not for editing long or complex documents. What you can do in the Microsoft 365 apps on mobile devices with a Microsoft 365 subscription

    Note that the statements about capabilities and usefulness are my opinions, not anything from Microsoft.

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