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Sort Google Sheets worksheets by name. Useful when you have more than 8 worksheets inside a spreadsheet.
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/* INSTRUCTION | |
- On your spreadsheet, go to Tools > Script Editor to open the Script Editor in a new tab. | |
- Paste the code below, starting from the double slash to the end into any file that ends with .gs extension. | |
- Save the .gs file and reload your spreadsheet to see the new menu. | |
*/ | |
// This creates a menu which contains menu item that when clicked will trigger the function to sort worksheets by name. | |
function onOpen(e) { | |
SpreadsheetApp.getUi() | |
.createMenu('Utils') | |
.addItem('Sort Worksheets By Name', 'sortWorksheetsByName') | |
.addToUi(); | |
} | |
function sortWorksheetsByName() { | |
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet(); | |
var sheetArr = []; | |
var sheets = ss.getSheets(); | |
for (var i = 0; i < sheets.length; i++) { | |
sheetArr.push(sheets[i].getName()); | |
}; | |
sheetArr.sort(); | |
Logger.log(sheetArr); | |
for (var j = 0; j < sheets.length; j++) { | |
ss.setActiveSheet(ss.getSheetByName(sheetArr[j])); | |
ss.moveActiveSheet(j + 1); | |
} | |
} |
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