Creation of quick alphabetical ladder for SharePoint View

Output result:

We will be getting a filtered data like below, filtered on top of title starting with alphabet.

 

Process to create this:

• Create a calculated column<<Initial>> in the list having below formula:

=IF(OR(LEFT(Title)<"a",LEFT(Title)>"z"),"other",LEFT(Title))

        Above formula, will extract initial letter from the title text.

 

• Create a ladder to show 

<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td><a href="#" onClick="showAll(); return false;">All</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('a'); return false;">A</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('b'); return false;">B</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('c'); return false;">C</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('d'); return false;">D</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('e'); return false;">E</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('f'); return false;">F</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('g'); return false;">G</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('h'); return false;">H</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('i'); return false;">I</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('j'); return false;">J</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('k'); return false;">K</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('l'); return false;">L</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('m'); return false;">M</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('n'); return false;">N</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('o'); return false;">O</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('p'); return false;">P</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('q'); return false;">Q</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('r'); return false;">R</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('s'); return false;">S</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('t'); return false;">T</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('u'); return false;">U</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('v'); return false;">V</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('w'); return false;">W</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('x'); return false;">X</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('y'); return false;">Y</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('z'); return false;">Z</a></td> <td><a href="#" onClick="setFilter('other'); return false;">Other</a></td> </tr> </table>

• Add below simple JavaScript snippet, It will filter on click of letters
  <script language="javascript">

  var strUrl = location.href;

  var strFilterField = "Initial";

  
  

   function showAll()

   {

         if(strUrl.indexOf("?") > -1)

     {

       strUrl = strUrl.split("?")[0];

     }

     location.href = strUrl;

   }

  
  

   function setFilter(strValue)

   {

     if(strUrl.indexOf("?") > -1)

     {

       strUrl = strUrl.split("?")[0];

     }

     location.href = strUrl + "?FilterField1=" +  strFilterField + "&FilterValue1=" + strValue;

   }

  </script>

• Finally, On click on alphabets data will be displayed: