Microsoft Excel sorts slider buttons alphabetically and numerically. Fortunately, you can add a custom sort list to sort the buttons in a more meaningful way, when necessary.

Microsoft Excel lets you add two types of buttons to a worksheet: option buttons and toggle buttons. Option buttons, also referred to as radio buttons, let you choose one item from a list.

Learn how to create and use custom lists to sort data in Excel by your own order. Custom lists let you define and apply your own sorting criteria.

Sorting is one of Microsoft Excel's easiest tasks. Click; you're done! At least until you need to sort by multiple columns. For this sort task, you'll need a custom sort. Here's how.