# How to change the row order in Glide Table? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333 "2025-02-25T16:09:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Svobodni\_Lezci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/svobodni_lezci/32/85602_2.png) [@Svobodni\_Lezci](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Svobodni_Lezci)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/1 "2025-02-25T16:09:33Z")
How to change row order in Glide Table? I need to insert a new row between the current rows. This would help with row numbering. Will this ever work? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/2 "2025-02-25T16:36:06Z")
You can’t ☹ It’s one of the few annoyances of using Glide Tables over other 3rd party database solutions. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/3 "2025-02-25T16:50:43Z")
If you are using the second use case in the post below, a Lookup that uses a sorted Query column, instead of the table, should allow you to number rows according to the sort order you choose. That way you do not have to insert rows into the middle of other rows. > [@How do I create an auto-incrementing row number with Glide Tables?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-an-auto-incrementing-row-number-with-glide-tables/39572): > > This is a question that comes up a lot, so creating this topic to use as a reference. Typically, there are two distinct use cases when it comes to auto-incrementing row numbers. Use Case 1: – We need to generate a Part Number, or an Order Number, or an Employee ID. Once the number is generated, it should never change, even if rows are deleted. – The general approach for this use case is to maintain a static counter, use it to craft a suitably formatted ID, and increment it by one every time… ---
**Author:** ![Svobodni\_Lezci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/svobodni_lezci/32/85602_2.png) [@Svobodni\_Lezci](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Svobodni_Lezci)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/4 "2025-02-25T19:19:44Z")
You have a list of rock objects in alphabetical order. So how do I insert another name in alphabetical order? Glass objects are still being formed. There are about 20 of them a year. ![Screenshot_20250225_201641_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/5/e56876a85bd3e07db09d5674dcedfd7ecafb5f49.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/5 "2025-02-25T19:23:30Z")
Just sort your collection by rock name ---
**Author:** ![Svobodni\_Lezci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/svobodni_lezci/32/85602_2.png) [@Svobodni\_Lezci](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Svobodni_Lezci)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/6 "2025-02-25T19:43:36Z")
I have it alphabetically, but how do I insert another one into the alphabet? ![data](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/8/c899309b607594b8a16414e336fab8497ec093e6.jpeg) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/7 "2025-02-25T20:04:35Z")
Sort the collection on the front end. The data in the back end doesn’t have to be sorted. ---
**Author:** ![Svobodni\_Lezci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/svobodni_lezci/32/85602_2.png) [@Svobodni\_Lezci](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Svobodni_Lezci)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/8 "2025-02-25T21:14:04Z")
I don’t understand. I can’t move it on the front page. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/9 "2025-02-25T22:01:17Z")
Select the collection component on the left hand side of the layout editor, then select the Options tab on the right hand side of the layout editor. What is your Sort Order set to for the collection? ---
**Author:** ![Svobodni\_Lezci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/svobodni_lezci/32/85602_2.png) [@Svobodni\_Lezci](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Svobodni_Lezci)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/10 "2025-02-25T23:36:40Z")
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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/11 "2025-02-26T00:42:52Z")
![CleanShot 2025-02-26 at 07.42.28](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/b/9b598f6628a4ac0789f89fbff9f782140d54192c.jpeg) You should select this, then there will be a sort option. ---
**Author:** ![Svobodni\_Lezci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/svobodni_lezci/32/85602_2.png) [@Svobodni\_Lezci](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Svobodni_Lezci)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-the-row-order-in-glide-table/80333/12 "2025-03-01T09:31:27Z")
Sorry, I was at work. I have it set alphabetically. Oh well. The last flaw is that the 2nd screen with the text moves to the right after swiping with a finger. It is not static. When I asked, I was told that it is part of the program and cannot be set. That is wrong. The user accidentally swipes with his finger and the screen disappears. It happens 5 times in a row and you turn off the application. ![xx01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/1/619e2277f9abab640db11ebd93870381bd6c046c.png) ![xx02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/f/f/ff45006007c2111e3e7ce9fe3e7945ddbd0c2c8d.png) ![xx03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/9/89ccd3959fab6cfff9c1f5ff8944b67001f66c89.jpeg)