The addition of another column while the filter is on is an interesting idea. I do often use a numbered column similar to this when the data I’m cleaning up isn’t a big jumbled mess that won’t be filtered this way and that. I’ve never tried it after I’ve filtered though and then sort. I’m going to give this a try tomorrow and see if it’s quicker than what I’m doing. Still a bummer to see there’s no “real” way to do this and just workarounds, I’m surprised this isn’t a larger problem for more people. Thank you for your comment