You can't directly. Using the controls native sort method you can only sort 
on the data in the columns. You may be able to modify the callback sort 
routine at http://vbnet.mvps.org/code/callback/lvsortcallback.htm to do what 
you want.

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: I have a listview (ListView1) with 5 items in it.  I have typed in a word
: into each of the 5  Listview1.Listitems.Items.tag properties.
:
: Example:
:
: ListView1.Listitems.Items(1).Tag = "Zebras"
: ListView1.Listitems.Items(2).Tag = "Cherries"
: ListView1.Listitems.Items(3).Tag = "Horse"
: ListView1.Listitems.Items(4).Tag = "Apples"
: ListView1.Listitems.Items(5).Tag = "Ducks"
:
:
:
: MY QUESTION IS: How do I sort (at runtime) the listview items 
alphabeticaly
: depending on the word typed into each of the Listview's  items.tag 
property?
:
: Since .tag is a property of an item in the listview, shouldnt I be able to
: use the listview's SortKey property somehow?
:
:
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