{"id":7503,"date":"2022-03-30T10:52:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T10:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7503"},"modified":"2025-12-26T08:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T02:36:01","slug":"how-to-sort-the-list-view","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-sort-the-list-view\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sort the List View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start with the video first to get a better grasp of the topic!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Working with Listing Page - Part2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/801201836?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"293\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Workitems in a List view can be sorted in ascending or descending order using the Column Filters available for columns separately. For nested sorting, you can use the Multiple Sorting option that enables viewing items with three levels of sorting: <em>Sort By, Then By,<\/em> and <em>Then By<\/em>.<a id=\"SingleColumnSorting\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Single Column Sorting<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"313\">Single column sorting lets you arrange the list alphabetically or numerically in ascending or descending order based on one column. By default, the list is arranged in ascending order of the item ID.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"402\"><strong>Prerequisite:<\/strong> Ensure the List view displays the column you want to sort by (for example, <strong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"491\">Priority<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"557\">Sort a Column<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"613\">You can sort a column in either of the following ways:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"652\"><strong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"652\">Option 1: Using the column header<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"846\">\n<li data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"700\">\n<p data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"700\">Click the column header you want to sort by.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"761\">\n<p data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"761\">The first click switches the sorting to descending order.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"846\">\n<p data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"846\">Click the same column header again to switch the sorting back to ascending order.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"914\">An arrow in the column header indicates the current sorting order:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"979\">\n<li data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"945\">\n<p data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"945\">Up arrow \u2013 ascending order<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"979\">\n<p data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"979\">Down arrow \u2013 descending order<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23046 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-at-11.47.33-AM.png\" alt=\"Sort Lisiting\" width=\"2766\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-at-11.47.33-AM.png 2766w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-at-11.47.33-AM-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-at-11.47.33-AM-1024x304.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-at-11.47.33-AM-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-at-11.47.33-AM-1536x455.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-23-at-11.47.33-AM-2048x607.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2766px) 100vw, 2766px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1016\"><strong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1016\">Option 2: Using the column menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1161\">\n<li data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1114\">\n<p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1114\">Click the <strong data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1046\">More options<\/strong> icon on the required column (for example, the <strong data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1105\">Priority<\/strong> column).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1161\">\n<p data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1161\">Select <strong data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1140\">Sort by ASC<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1160\">Sort by DESC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"597\"><strong style=\"color: #8b989e; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">Note:<\/strong><span style=\"color: #8b989e; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\"> The sorting applies only to the selected column.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"975\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Select only the required columns to reduce horizontal scrolling in the list view.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-26-at-7.35.33-AM.png\" alt=\"Card Lisiting Options\" width=\"2378\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-26-at-7.35.33-AM.png 2378w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-26-at-7.35.33-AM-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-26-at-7.35.33-AM-1024x352.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-26-at-7.35.33-AM-768x264.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-26-at-7.35.33-AM-1536x528.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2025-12-26-at-7.35.33-AM-2048x704.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2378px) 100vw, 2378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">For more information, see <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-sort-the-list-view\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sorting<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-filter-the-list-views\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Filtering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"7503\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-sort-the-list-view\/\" data-post-title=\"How to Sort the List View\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; 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