Can't Organize Songs Within Playlists

I would like to organize the songs within playlists alphabetically to make them easier to find. I've tried hitting the tab in Itunes, and within the program they're organized. But when I go to the Nano they are still all mixed up. I put in all the artists and tried to organize it through that category, and still they were unorganized on the Nano. Any other suggestions?

I just did a test. I created a 'test playlist', then I selected all songs in my music lib and copied it to the new 'test playlist'. Low and behold, all songs are in alpha order by song name.

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Don't worry about it. I have read original posts wrong and have tried troubleshooting a different issue than the person was having. After about the 5th or 6th reply, I'll read something that doesn't make sense (in relation to the problem), go back, and realize my BIG mistake!
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