EXCEL SPREADSHEET WILL NOT SORT ALL ROWS

The green-and-white section likely ends at row 160 because it is an Excel table; resize that table to include all 672 rows, then apply the four-level sort.

Extend the table through row 672

1. Click any cell within the green-and-white section.
2. Check whether the Table Design tab appears on the ribbon.
   • If it appears, those rows are an Excel table. Alternating green-and-white shading is commonly the table’s Banded Rows formatting.^1^
3. Select Table Design > Resize Table.
4. Change the range so it includes:
   • The existing header row.
   • Every required column.
   • All data through row 672.
   For example, if the data occupies columns A through H and headers are in row 1, use A1:H672.
5. Select OK. The table formatting should extend through row 672, confirming that those rows are now part of the table.^2^
6. Click inside the resized table and select Data > Sort.
7. Verify My data has headers, configure the four levels in the required priority order, and select OK.

The green/white formatting itself does not prevent sorting; it helps identify where the current table ends.

If no Table Design tab appears

The data is an ordinary range rather than a table. Explicitly select the complete block instead of allowing Excel to detect it:

1. Select the entire data range, including headers and all rows—for example, A1:H672.
2. Select Data > Sort.
3. If Excel displays a Sort Warning, choose Expand the selection so entire rows move together.^3^
4. Set My data has headers correctly.
5. Recreate the four sort levels and select OK.

Also inspect the boundary around rows 160–161 for a completely blank row or column that visually separates the two sections. Keep the full range selected when sorting. Unhide any hidden rows first, because hidden rows do not move during a row sort.^4^

References

1. Overview of Excel tables | Microsoft Support
2. Resize a table by adding or removing rows and columns in Excel
3. Sorting the way a person would do it - Microsoft Q&A
4. [Web](https://support.microsoft.com/excel/sort-data-in-a-range-or-table-in-excel#sort-from-left-to-right)