# How to: Sort Specimens

**URL:** <https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-to-sort-specimens/1091>\
**Category:** Brain Knowledge Platform\
**Created:** [May 24, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-to-sort-specimens/1091 "2021-05-24T19:36:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![tylermo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.brain-map.org/tylermo/32/155_2.png) [@tylermo](https://community.brain-map.org/u/tylermo)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-to-sort-specimens/1091/1 "2021-05-24T19:36:45Z")

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Researchers [exploring specimens in the Brain Knowledge Platform](https://community.brain-map.org/t/how-to-explore-specimen-data/1092) can sort the specimens list by one or more specimen properties.  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/brainobservatory/original/1X/308e8d3b203421d2801ec20b634926fd2a16b725.png)

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/brainobservatory/original/1X/7d60bf6dc484bb4aa5b0a6984c4ebbd2cff813f2.png)

In the _Sort By_ menu, researchers can:

- Click the search bar and type the name of a specimen property of interest.
- Click the arrow in an oval pill to change the sort direction.
- Click the “x” in an oval pill to remove that sort property.
- Click any specimen property from any category to sort by that property. **Note** : use shift+click to add a property to the sort, rather than replace the current sort.
- Click “reset” to return to the default sort options for the current project.