How do I sort the body of an email?  This particular instance is a bulleted list but the question is good for regular text too.

Use the paragraph sort command - it's on the on the Format Text tab, in the paragraph group. the icon has AZ next to a down arrow. 

Sort a list Alphabetically

You can sort a one-level bulleted or numbered list so that the text is in alphabetical order. You can sort in ascending order (A to Z) or in descending order (Z to A).

1. Select the text in a bulleted or numbered list.

2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click sort.

3. In the Sort Text dialog box, under Sort by, click Paragraphs and Text, and then click either Ascending or Descending.

Hope this information will be helpful for you.

Regards
Anil FIP