Question: How do I sort text and numbers and also removing blanks using an array formula? See picture of the list to the right.

Answer:

Array formula in B2:B15:

=INDEX(List, MATCH(SMALL(IF(ISBLANK(List), "", IF(ISNUMBER(List), COUNTIF(List, "<"&List), COUNTIF(List, "<"&List)+SUM(IF(ISNUMBER(List), 1, 0))+1)), ROW()-ROW(sorted_list_start)+1), IF(ISBLANK(List), "", IF(ISNUMBER(List), COUNTIF(List, "<"&List), COUNTIF(List, "<"&List)+SUM(IF(ISNUMBER(List), 1, 0))+1)), 0)) + CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER

I have used named ranges for easy customization.

Named ranges
List (A2:A15)
sorted_list_start (B2)
What is named ranges?

How to customize the formula to your excel workbook
Change the named ranges.

Download excel example file
sort-numbers-and-text-cells-using-excel-array-formula.xls
(Excel 97-2003 Workbook *.xls)

Functions used in this blog post:

COUNTIF(range,criteria)
Counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition

IF(logical_test;[value_if:true];[value_if_false])
Checks whether a condition is met, and returns one value if TRUE, and another value if FALSE

INDEX(array,row_num,[column_num])
Returns a value or reference of the cell at the intersection of a particular row and column, in a given range

SMALL(array,k) returns the k-th smallest row number in this data set.

ROW(reference) returns the rownumber of a reference

MATCH(lookup_value;lookup_array; [match_type])
Returns the relative position of an item in an array that matches a specified value

ISNUMBER(value)
Checks whether a value is a number and returns TRUE or FALSE

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