Specifying a Sort Direction

You can specify that items in a list be sorted in either ascending or descending order:

The dialog shows an example of dates in ascending and descending order

You can specify a sort direction for each of the attributes listed in the Sort Attributes list. They are set to ascending order by default when you add them to the list.

To change the sort direction, select the desired sort attribute(s) (you can change multiple attributes at one time) in the Sort Attributes list, then click on the Ascending or Descending buttons on the sort dialog:

The dialog shows the ascending and descending buttons. The icons are blue arrows pointing up for ascending and down for descending.

The icon next to the attribute name will change to indicate the new sort direction:

The dialog shows start date in descending order. In other words a blue arrow pointing down.