Hi Jim,
What the type of the file is?
If you are using notepad, then on the top of the notepad, there would be format tab, click it and select Word wrap.
Then it would sorted automatically when you change the width of notepad.
For the other file types, mostly it should be based on the application.
For files, see:
Arrange, sort, or group your files
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/arrange-sort-or-group-your-files
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-whats-changed-in-file-explorer
Regards
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