Stacks - fan view - order of files shown

Any idea what determines the order of files as shown in the stack on the dock. I've tried to change the order of them in the finder window (by name, by date created, size, and so forth) but they seem to stay the same way in the Stack...what criteria is it using to sort them?

Right click on the stack you want to arrange,
from there you will get a contextual menu. Here you can select Name, Date Added, Date Modified, Date Created, or Kind.
When you view the stack again, you'll now find it sorted by your selection.

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