Then click the table’s “Layout” contextual tab in the Ribbon. To sort a table in Word, click into the table to sort. You can also sort column data in either ascending (A-Z, 1-9) or descending (Z-A, 9-1) order. You can sort a table in Word both alphabetically or numerically. It is possible to sort a table in Word by one or more columns of data in the table. You can sort a table in Word that is used for storing and organizing data.