How to Limit Sheet Size in Excel (3 Suitable Ways)

Method 1 – Hide Rows and Columns to Limit Sheet Size in Excel

STEPS:

Insert the data in an Excel sheet.
We have used the range B4:F14 to insert our sample dataset.

Hide Rows and Columns to Limit Sheet Size in Excel

We have data in Column A to Column F.
Select any cell of Column G and press the Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow (→) keys simultaneously to select all right columns.

We have selected Columns G to XFD.

Go to the Home tab and select the Format option.
A drop-down menu will appear.
Select Hide & Unhide to open another drop-down menu.
Click on the Hide Columns option.

Excel will hide the columns from G to XFD.

As our dataset ends in the 15th row, we need to hide the other rows in the Excel sheet.
Select any cell of the 16th row, and press the Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow (↓) keys simultaneously to select all down rows.
We have selected rows 16 to 1048556.

Go to the Home tab and select Format.
Select Hide & Unhide >> Hide Rows.
The selected rows will be hidden.

Method 2 – Apply Excel VBA to Restrict Sheet Size

STEPS:

Insert the data in an Excel sheet.
We have inserted the student information in range B4:F14.

From the Developer tab, select Visual Basic.

In the new window, select Module from the Insert tab.

In the Module window, add the code below:

Sub Limit_Sheet_Size()
Range("G:XFD").EntireColumn.Hidden = True
Range("16:1048576").EntireRow.Hidden = True
End Sub

We are selecting the range of rows and columns we want to hide. As in the datasheet, we have 1048576 rows and XFD columns; we will hide columns from G to XFD and hide rows from 16 to 1048576. In the code, “Entire.Hidden=True” is used to hide the range and “Entire.Hidden = False” is used to unhide the cells.

We need to save the code first and then, run it.

To save the code, press Ctrl + S on the keyboard.
Press the F5 key or click the “run” button to run the code.

It will hide the selected columns and rows.

Method 3 – Utilize Properties Window to Limit Sheet Size in Excel

STEPS:

Insert the data in an Excel sheet. Our data is in range B4:F14.

Go to the Sheet Tab and right-click on the Sheet Name to open the menu.
Select View Code.

A window named Microsoft Visual Basic will open up.
In the Visual Basic window, go to the View tab and select Properties Window.
You can also press the F4 key on the keyboard to open the properties menu.

In the properties menu, go to ScrollArea and enter the range you want to keep.
As our dataset is in the range A1:F15, we will type $A$1:$F$15.
Press Enter.