Sorting A-Z on a single line??

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Netguy

I'm not exactly a new user, but I'm a bit rusty on Word now. Is it possible
to use sorting A-Z for a single line of text to get a line of text
alphabetized separated by commas for instance?

I see a "field" option, but don't know if this would be a solution to my
problem or how to use it. I'm using the rather clunky method now of
alphabetizing a column of text and then inserting them back into a line
separated by commas. A bit tedious.

Thanks in advance,
Netguy

Word XP
Windows 98SE

But my question is for Word 2000 and up really.
 
Netguy,

As always, there could be a better way and probably is using VBA. However I
have cobbled up a solution using find and replace, then a sort, and then
another find and replace.

Type the words in a single line separtated by a space.

Find and Replace a space with a paragraph markd
Use Tables>Sort and sort by paragraph
Find and Replace a paragraph mark with a comma and space.
 
Greg Maxey said:
Netguy,

As always, there could be a better way and probably is using VBA. However I
have cobbled up a solution using find and replace, then a sort, and then
another find and replace.

Type the words in a single line separtated by a space.

Find and Replace a space with a paragraph markd
Use Tables>Sort and sort by paragraph
Find and Replace a paragraph mark with a comma and space.
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Thanks Greg. That works quite well.

Netguy
 
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