How do I sort tracks within an album by name?

In the new iTunes 11 for Mac, is there any way to set the view to sort by albums (so you have that grid of album art; I have this figured out already), and then (this is the part I can't figure out yet) have the tracks within any given album be sorted by name when you click on the artwork? When I choose View-->View Options, I can set to sort by title which sorts the albums themselves by title (which I want), but then the second dropdown is deactivated.
I have a number of multi-disc albums, and I want to condense them into one album, but when I did that for one album I ended up with a ton of tracks in one album and I couldn't find what I wanted to play from the album because I couldn't get them sorted alphabetically (thus it took me too long to find the track)

it is not just date - it is time and date
I suspect that what you are seeing is a time difference between the cameras - check and I think you will find that they are sorted by time and date
If that is it it is easy to fix - make a smart album for each camera and adjust the photos for them so they are all together
LN

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Events are organisation for those who can't really be bothered. They are automatic - based entirely on Date and Time the camera records the photos as taken.
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I do not think there is a way to do that without add-ons
There are a couple of workarounds I am aware of
* Add the bookmarks manually in the bookmarks library and choose the position. That is using Show all bookmarks -> open required folder -> select a position and right click -> add new bookmark <br />Rather a slow and clumsy process
* Sort a folder and copy it. If you sort the folder contents then copy and paste them they remain in that order when pasted.
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* https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplesort-bookmarks/
* https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-sort-bookmarks/
There will be others available and take note of the advice to backup bookmarks manaully.
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I am hoping to get some help on sorting.
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See Grouping tracks into albums for more details, in particular the topic One cover for multi-disc album.
tt2

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following article tells how to sort photos in iphoto:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2397
also
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2388
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Photos for iOS: How can i sort all of my albums automatically in alphabetical order

Hey there,
first off, why isn't there a a community for the new Photos app?
Anyway, here is my problem:
How can i sort my albums on the new Photos app on iOS?
I think it's not possible at the moment.
I am using the iCloud Photo library and uploadet all of my 15.000 photos from the last 15 years.
And because of that, i now have many many albums on Photos now.
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Moments in Photo are the new Events. T
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http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp
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