# Alphabetize names **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [March 15, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alphabetize-names/24321 "2021-03-15T23:11:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alphabetize-names/24321/3 "2021-03-15T23:22:17Z")
In my app I collect names in separate fields. It forces the user to insert names properly instead of mixing ‘First Last’, or ‘Last, First’, etc. I have a template column that joins it into ‘Last, First’, so it’s always sorted by last name first. It’s all your preference, but that’s what I do. If you wanted to collect it in a single field, then I think you would still have to split them in a google sheet to get separate columns to sort by. You can split in glide, but you can’t work with each split value individually. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/alphabetize-names/24321)._