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SmartAddresser 5TIP!If you are creating a multi-level sort on more than one field and you sort onefield in Ascending order and another in Descending order your indexes will bepermanently rebuilt. Once this is done, there is no way to return the list to itsoriginal order. A warning will appear on your screen declaring the pending indexrestructuring before the sort is performed.• Click the Add button to add the field to the sort criteria.The sort will be automatically named after the first field that you Select with theword "my" in front of it, for example, mycompany. Typing a new name into thetext box will change the sort name. The next time that you want to use the sortsequence, select it from the Sorts tab.• Continue to add fields as desired by repeating the above steps.• Click Display.The records will be displayed in sort order on your screen.TIP!To save a sort that you have created, click the Build Sort Keys button. When youare ready to sort the list, click Display.Use the Edit text box to enter Foxpro Expressions so that you can define the sort moreclosely. For example, if you were to sort on the ZIP field and you only wanted toconsider the 5-Digit ZIP, the Expression would be left(zip,5). Contact Technical Supportfor help on writing Expressions.Follow the steps below to use a Foxpro Expression to define your sort criteria:• Follow steps 1 through 4 above.• Double-click on the field in the Sort Criteria.The cursor will move to the Edit text box.• Type in the desired Expression and press Enter.• Continue to step 5 above.60