# Sort Alphabetically in Data Viewer List **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** data-viewer\ **Created:** [November 8, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438 "2024-11-08T07:57:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ant\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ant_1/32/183393_2.png) [@ant\_1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ant_1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/1 "2024-11-08T07:57:40Z")
Hey guys, hope all is well. I was just wondering if you could sort a data viewer’s list items alphabetically because you can do this with a simple list’s ‘set simple list text items to…’ but i dont see any block like this with the data viewer. please help. Thanks and have a good day! ---
**Author:** ![maurizio.polverini89](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/maurizio.polverini89/32/145191_2.png) [@maurizio.polverini89](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maurizio.polverini89)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/2 "2024-11-08T08:44:06Z")
Hello, if i got it right, you are looking for something like this block, correct? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/b/ab52d77244929fe20072badb014ad4dca3b62633.png) You can find it in the “list” blocks, also if you click on “ascending” you can change it to “alphabetically” Let me know if it works - of course make sure you replace the right block with your list ---
**Author:** ![ant\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ant_1/32/183393_2.png) [@ant\_1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ant_1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/3 "2024-11-08T08:53:40Z")
hi @maurizio.polverini89, thanks for the speedy reply! I know to use this block, but what i am looking for is the set simple list text items to… but for the data list viewer, cause i dont see any block like this for the data list viewer. hope you get what i mean, but anyways thanks! ---
**Author:** ![maurizio.polverini89](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/maurizio.polverini89/32/145191_2.png) [@maurizio.polverini89](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maurizio.polverini89)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/4 "2024-11-08T08:59:32Z")
From where you are gathering data to show in the data viewer? It would be ideal to sort the data before it’s shown there ---
**Author:** ![ant\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ant_1/32/183393_2.png) [@ant\_1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ant_1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/5 "2024-11-08T09:09:10Z")
google sheets ---
**Author:** ![martint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/martint/32/96689_2.png) [@martint](https://community.thunkable.com/u/martint)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/6 "2024-11-08T09:24:58Z")
Just been working on this. Data is coming from Firebase and being sorted going in to the table. The ‘get property of object’ will ultimately be switched out for a variable to allow user to choose the filtered field. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/a/7a75c0a43b18767689289758121e16878931e069.png) ---
**Author:** ![maurizio.polverini89](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/maurizio.polverini89/32/145191_2.png) [@maurizio.polverini89](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maurizio.polverini89)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/7 "2024-11-08T09:25:38Z")
I know you might have tried it already, but if you click on a column you can select “Sort by” ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/f/4f78dac507ed24a39bc07a121feefc3007cf5c7a.png) I had the same issue and this is why when i need to gather info from a database which i need to be sorted easily, i use [Airtable](https://airtable.com/invite/r/L29Rdhfd) - there is very useful function called “autosort” that auto sorts fields automatically once being added. For google sheets you’ll need to work a bit on coding and maybe using automation - but i’m sure somebody else can help you better on this ---
**Author:** ![ant\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ant_1/32/183393_2.png) [@ant\_1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ant_1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/8 "2024-11-08T09:30:12Z")
oh ok thank you so much @maurizio.polverini89 for your help! I’ll use airtable as my data source now. Once again, thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![maurizio.polverini89](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/maurizio.polverini89/32/145191_2.png) [@maurizio.polverini89](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maurizio.polverini89)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/9 "2024-11-08T09:35:38Z")
Just to let you know, Airtable is very good at something and very bad at something else. If i should choose between Airtable and Google Sheet, i’d go for the second one all day long - but there are many things that one has and the one hasn’t and viceversa I usually use them both depending on what i have to do Good luck with your project! ---
**Author:** ![ant\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ant_1/32/183393_2.png) [@ant\_1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ant_1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/10 "2024-11-08T09:45:33Z")
ah ok. Thanks a lot though! Good luck to you too with your project! if you are working on one… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sort-alphabetically-in-data-viewer-list/3330438/11 "2025-02-06T09:45:36Z")
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