You do not say what type of files, e.g. MS Word for example or maybe you don't use MS Office? Strange that, they usually are arranged automatically in alphabetical order. I wonder would you give more information on this An. Just to make you feel very old Ann you were head girl when I first went to school! Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne Greene To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:52 AM Subject: [vip_students] listing files alphabetically Please can I have a little advice from someone as to how to put my files in alphabetical order. . At present they seem to have no definite order. many thanks Anne Greene.