Question

An ArcGIS user wants to display only values for the selected features in an attribute table in reverse alphabetical order (z to A) using the values CityName field. Which method will give the desired results?

A. Right-click the CityName field, choose Sort Descending, click Show Selected Records
B. Right-click the CityName field, choose Sort Descending, click Summarize
C. Highlight the CityName field, from General Tabular Operations menu, choose Sort Descending: click switch Selection
D. Highlight the CityName field, from General Tabular Operations menu, choose Sort Descending: choose Show Selection

Answer 1

To display values for selected features in reverse alphabetical order in ArcGIS, right-click the CityName field, choose Sort Descending, and click Show Selected Records.

Step-by-step explanation:

The method that will give the desired results of displaying only values for the selected features in an attribute table in reverse alphabetical order (z to A) using the CityName field in ArcGIS is option A.

1. Right-click the CityName field
2. Choose Sort Descending
3. Click Show Selected Records

This method will sort the values in the CityName field in descending order, which will display them from z to A, and will only show the values for the selected features.