How to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel (4 Ways)

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In Microsoft Excel, we can delete multiple sheets with different easy approaches. We can apply options from the Context Menu or Excel ribbons, and sometimes, we can also insert VBA codes to meet our requirements. In this article, you’ll get to learn all the suitable methods to delete multiple sheets in Excel with appropriate examples and illustrations.


How to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel: 4 Easy Ways

1. Use Ribbon Option to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel

From the Ribbon option, we can delete multiple sheets.

STEPS:

  • Select the Sheets we want to delete by pressing and holding the Shift key.

Use Ribbon Option to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel

  •  Now go to the Home tab and select Delete > Delete Sheet.

Use Ribbon Option to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel

  • A dialogue box will open.
  • Click OK.

Use Ribbon Option to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel

  • Then, we can see that the selected sheets are deleted.

2. Use Sheet Option to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel

2.1 For Adjacent Worksheet

We need to follow the steps below to delete multiple worksheets that are adjacent.

STEPS:

  • By pressing and holding the Shift key, select the first sheet and the last one with the mouse we want to delete.

Use Sheet Option to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel

  • Right-click your mouse button on the Sheet tab and select Delete.

  • Finally, the sheets are deleted.

2.2 For Non-Adjacent Worksheet

We can also delete the non-adjacent worksheets.

STEPS:

  • Select the cells we want to delete by pressing the Ctrl key.

Use Sheet Option to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel

  • Now, on the Sheet tab, Right-click on the mouse and select Delete.

Use Sheet Option to Delete Multiple Sheets in Excel

  • A dialogue box pops up.
  • Click OK and see the result.


3. Delete Multiple Worksheets by Hybrid Keyboard

Deleting multiple worksheets in Excel by pressing the keyboard is one of the easiest and fastest ways. We just need to select the sheets, Right-click on the Sheet tab, and press D from the keyboard. The sheets will be deleted.


4. Insert VBA Codes to Delete Multiple Excel Sheets

4.1 Delete All Sheets Keeping the Active Sheet

VBA is one of the most suitable methods to delete all sheets except the active sheet.

STEPS:

  • From the sheet tab, select the active sheet, Right-click on the mouse, and select View Code.

Insert VBA Codes to Delete Multiple Excel Sheets

  • Now copy the following codes and paste them into your VBA module.
Option Explicit
Sub deletemultiplesheets()
Dim spreadsheet As Worksheet
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
For Each spreadsheet In Sheets
If spreadsheet.Name <> ActiveSheet.Name Then
spreadsheet.Delete
End If
Next spreadsheet
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub

Insert VBA Codes to Delete Multiple Excel Sheets

  • Hit the Run option and we’ll see that all the sheets are deleted except the active one.


4.2 Deleting Sheets with Specific Text String

We can easily delete all the sheets with a specific text string.

STEPS:

  • Select the sheet from the sheet tab.
  • Now Right-click on the mouse and select View Code.

Insert VBA Codes to Delete Multiple Excel Sheets

  • Then copy the following codes and paste them into your VBA module. And click on the Run option.
Option Explicit
Sub DeleteSheetWithSameName()
Dim spreadsheet As Worksheet
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
For Each spreadsheet In sheets
If spreadsheet.Name Like "*" & "Sales1" & "*" Then
MsgBox spreadsheet.Name
spreadsheet.Delete
End If
Next spreadsheet
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub

Insert VBA Codes to Delete Multiple Excel Sheets

  • A dialogue box will pop up for the confirmation and select OK.

  • Finally, we can see the selected sheets with the selected text strings are deleted.


Practice Workbook

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Conclusion

By following these methods, we can easily delete multiple sheets in Excel. There is a practice workbook added. Go ahead and give it a try. Feel free to ask anything or suggest any new methods.


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  1. Hi, I have multiple excel files with few sheets in each file. I want to delete one particular sheet having same name in all files. is there any short cut please.

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