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Excel does not have random sorting. But a random sort can be useful. For example, a user asked us how he can randomly select some values from a list. Well, instead of randomly selecting 5 cells, you can randomly sort the list, and pick the top 5 values.

Practice file - random-sort-demo.xls (16k)

Click a single cell within your table area. Invoke 'DigDB->Sort->Random'. The table area will be automatically selected
Click OK to sort.
Random sort result is:
Random sort again:

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