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# Sorting Documents

This feature allows users to sort documents by selecting a specific order on the platform homepage.

The following options are provided to display the available documents on the platform homepage:

**1. Alphabetical/Name (Ascending and Descending)**

**2. Date (Ascending and** **Descending)**

**3. Custom**

* Click the ***Sort*** icon on the platform homepage.​

<figure><img src="https://1038021423-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW%2Fuploads%2F0e15p5PxxT0GQQkDmZNX%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=f0d365d8-ea86-415a-be1e-4f02b6f96548" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Accessing Sort option for the Platform Documents</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* A context menu opens with the following sorting options:

&#x20;      ![](https://1038021423-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW%2Fuploads%2FYFyi0FseWpiqV21uhx5n%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e9d2bdd7-ffad-4858-9446-825754272bf5)

&#x20;     Various available Sorting options on the Platform Homepage.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Name" %} <img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/KVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW/blobs/EVulgsa2sM9KH6CABzSH/image.png" alt="" data-size="line">You can sort documents by their names in ascending or descending order (Ascending is the default order).
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Date" %} <img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/KVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW/blobs/lSYSSOCHYPXRulSFIYwy/image.png" alt="" data-size="line">You can sort documents by data using this option (Ascending is the default order).
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Custom" %} <img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/KVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW/blobs/PZYIwyC1nt87XZLcQnf5/image.png" alt="" data-size="line">You can manually drag and change the order of documents.
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="None" %} <img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/KVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW/blobs/Xvzw3iYw6EnGurVcjjX7/image.png" alt="" data-size="line">You can remove the impact of the applied **Sort by** option by selecting the **None** option.
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

<details>

<summary>How to apply sorting option to the documents? </summary>

Select an option from the context menu. E.g., The ***Date*** option is selected in the following image:&#x20;

![](https://1038021423-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW%2Fuploads%2F30wUF2PFFeRiHDTx3YVC%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=1d9a1b4e-3961-4930-9e08-d1d1d7731bd0)

The platform documents get sorted as per the selected order. E.g., The following image shows documents sorted by date.

![](https://1038021423-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW%2Fuploads%2FeJHQmLXvX2M0Jj8q3yDK%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=38e7cce7-1387-42d3-b4cf-5e4fdd545f52)

</details>

<figure><img src="https://1038021423-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW%2Fuploads%2FxYD5CXajdyT3azKpJk56%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=bcda292d-dad9-4e51-8fb2-8460e2e7202a" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<details>

<summary>Custom Sort</summary>

* The user can set a customized order of the document by choosing the **Custom** order option.
* By selecting the **Custom** option, the user gets directed to a new window.
* Set a customized order of displaying the available documents or folders by using the given arrows.

&#x20;     ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/KVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW/blobs/p4DGaRLOjlJsQEBb4bZf/image.png)

* The records will get shuffled as per the selected order.
* Click the **Save** option to save your selected order of display.

&#x20;      ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/KVXqTYBsO8amAHt3p5zW/blobs/DAYa16rtsnIO6Ufh0p04/image.png)

</details>

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*

1. *The platform homepage displays the saved documents as **My Documents** by default.*
2. *A **Search Bar** has been provided on the Platform homepage to search the specific folders and files.*
3. ***Documents** can be sorted in ascending order by default; users need to click on the **Name** option again to sort the documents in descending order.*
4. *The **Sort** functionality is available for **My Documents**, **Shared Documents**, **Public Documents**, and **Favorites** document folders.*
   {% endhint %}