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Alpha sort objects in selection pane

Anonymous
2013-05-23T16:15:17+00:00

I'm working with a world map where the countries are already named but are in no particular order. This makes it difficult to find the country I need to then make part of a group.

Is there a way to alpha sort the items in the selection pane? Perhaps using XML?

Quick look at the current setup (most but not all countries are part of groups):

> Netherlands

Freeform 1243

Freeform 1242

Freeform 1241

> Romania

> Armenia

Switzerland

> Bangladesh

I appreciate any and all ideas!

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-29T14:19:27+00:00

    Thanks for the reply, David. 

    In the end I sorted them manually but will definitely look into VBA for future use.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-24T00:28:21+00:00

    I'm not sure about messing with the XML, but this could be done with VBA. The order in the selection pane is based on the ZOrder of the shapes, and this can be manipulated with VBA.

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