Sort a list alphabetically

Hi, I am using Pages version 5.2 and can not figure out how to sort a list alphabetically. There surely has to be a way to do such a basic task! Would be most grateful if somebody could tell me how this can be done. I have searched the communities and have so far not yet found an answer.

Katie,
Open a Finder window. Press command+J, and on the pop-up menu, select Show Library Folder. The hidden Library folder will now appear in your login directory. Find the WordService.service file, right-click on it, and choose Copy "WordService.service."
In a Finder window, you can now double-click the Library folder, and scroll down until you encounter a Services folder. Double-click the Services folder, and right-click in the white space, and choose Paste Item. You can close the Finder window if you choose.
In System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services ... scoll down the items in the right panel window until you find two items: Sort Lines Ascending and Sort Lines Descending. If their checkboxes are selected, they are now active. Note the keyboard shortcuts already assigned to them. Extra-credit: You may want to scroll back up slightly and enable Initial Caps of Sentences. Quit System Preferences.
In Pages v5.2, select your list of items to sort. Press shift+command+A, or shift+command+G, to sort ascending or descending respectively. This is simpler than the alternative of selecting Pages > Services and the sort command from a menu.

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