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I found this script from How can I apply a script to only one specific sheet within a spreadsheet to auto sort a column:

    function onEdit(){
  var sh0 = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
  var editedCell = sh0.getActiveRange().getColumnIndex();

  if(editedCell == 1) { 
    var range = sh0.getRange("B2:B7");
    range.sort({column: 2, ascending: false});
  }
}

However it's sorting by a single column and not keeping the data in other columns in line by row, so mixing all the data up.

I think I need to sort by sheet rather than range and found this page "Sorts a sheet by column", so I tried replacing:

range.sort({column: 2, ascending: false});

with

sheet.sort(2, false);

However now the script doesn't work.

How can I auto sort a single sheet by the values in one column, but keeping all the data in line?

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The sort method belongs to the class Range, not to the class Sheet. Simply put, it always operates on a range. If you want that range to include all the data in a sheet, use the method getDataRange of the class Sheet.

var range = sh0.getDataRange();
range.sort({column: 2, ascending: false});

For completeness, I present a customizable script for automatic sorting.

  function onEdit() {
    var sheetToSort = "Sheet Name"; // enter name of sheet 
    var columnEdited = 1;           // sort when this column is edited
    var columnSort = 2;             // sort by this column
    var sortAscending = false;      // true or false here

    var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
    var editedCell = sheet.getActiveRange().getColumnIndex();
    if (sheet.getSheetName() == sheetToSort && editedCell == columnEdited) { 
      var range = sheet.getDataRange();
      range.sort({column: columnSort, ascending: sortAscending});
    }
  }

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