> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reorder Columns

> Set the order in which columns appear in the pipeline output.

The **Reorder Columns** step changes the order columns appear in. Useful when your analysis — or the dataset you publish — needs a specific layout.

Click **Up** or **Down** to move a column:

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/alphacastio/ttF_U-V9HDrmrPbo/images/steps/reorder-columns-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ttF_U-V9HDrmrPbo&q=85&s=537f6a0c2c5803626d1d7dd6366cc4f8" alt="Reordering columns with the Up and Down controls" width="1338" height="539" data-path="images/steps/reorder-columns-1.png" />
</Frame>

Reordering is presentational: no values change and no rows are affected.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Rename columns" icon="pen" href="/steps/rename-columns">
    Change column names as well as their order.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publish dataset" icon="upload" href="/steps/publish">
    Save the result with the layout you set.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>