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# Messages Editor: Sort and Arrange

It is easy to sort and arrange messages in Messages Editor view.

You can sort [Messages](/vspy-3-documentation/vehicle-spy-main-menus/main-menu-spy-networks/message-editor.md) alphabetically by clicking the A-Z sort button (![](https://cdn.intrepidcs.net/support/VehicleSpy/assets/aZsort.gif)) on the Messages Editor toolbar (Figure 1). The sort is based on the column currently selected.

For example, if the description field is selected and press A-Z sort, the messages will be sorted alphabetically by description. If the [Arb ID](/vspy-3-documentation/vehicle-spy-main-menus/main-menu-spy-networks/message-editor/messages-editor-message-fields/message-arbitration-id.md) column is selected and click A-Z sort, the messages will be sorted numerically by arbitration ID.

![Figure 1: Use the Sort button to sort messages in the Messages Editor.](https://3170208387-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FL6lcovCpkhoS9uTOFtEp%2Fuploads%2FbY0h7rsf3O1HAZ1ZcAPV%2Fspyinsort.gif?alt=media\&token=81f26564-b5f0-47d9-9b3c-914a63410147)

It is also possible to change message order without reordering the entire message list. Select a message and use the arrow buttons (Figure 2) to move the message up or down, one row at a time, through the list.

![Figure 2: Use the Up/Down buttons to shift messages up/down in the table one row at a time.](https://3170208387-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FL6lcovCpkhoS9uTOFtEp%2Fuploads%2FpX6gdNVKS6oh8QbbY5LD%2FupDown.gif?alt=media\&token=66c8c80c-f1f1-4e43-afaa-4e370fdc60a5)


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