You find Sort listed under the Table menu in Word 97, 2000, 2002 (XP), and 2003.  You do not have to be in a table to sort.

1.  Select the text containing the information to be sorted.  (If you are sorting a table, then simply place the cursor anywhere within the table.  If you are sorting regular text, then select the entire list you want sorted.)
2. Choose Sort from the Table menu.  Word displays the Sort Text dialog box.
3. Use the controls on the dialog box to indicate the way the text should be sorted.  (For text outside of a table the default is to sort is by Paragraphs.  When sorting a table, you can select which column of the table you sort by.)
4. Click OK.

 

 


Word's Sort Text Dialog Box