I have had the problem with this kind of thing all the way back to XP. I had to go into view and put it back to normal.  Thing I couldn't figure out was how it changed in the first place.  I also just had something happen in Vista where my contacts got like that and for a long time when I would access them from my mail program the whole computer would freeze up.

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> On Aug 23, 2014, at 11:57 PM, Ana G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Occasionally, when I'm working in Windows, usually in Word, I find that the contents of my folder are no longer arranged in alphabetical order, but in reverse alphabetical order.
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> I just figured out how to make this happen on purpose, and I'm posting it here because other listers have posted about the issue, and no one has figured out how to get the folder back in the right order.
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> I'm using Windows 8, but I think Windows 7 was similar in this respect.
> 
> Anyway, if you're in the Save or Open dialog in word, you have the edit field where you type the name of the file, and if you shift+tab twice, you have the list of files. Between that edit box and the list of files is an item that says something like, "Header, Name split button." That's a little tool bar. Arrowing right or left moves focus to options like Name, Date, size, and type. Pressing enter on the Name split button toggles between alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order.
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> I notice this in all Save, Open, and Browse dialogs.
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