Add new sheet to excel

Insert a worksheet

• Select the New Sheet plus icon  at the bottom of the workbook.

• Or, select Home > Insert > Insert Sheet.

  

Rename a worksheet

• Double-click the sheet name on the Sheet tab to quickly rename it.

• Or, right-click on the Sheet tab, click Rename, and type a new name.

Move a worksheet

• To move the tab to the end, right-click the Sheet tab then Move or Copy > (move to end) > OK .

• Or, click and drag to tab to any spot.

Delete a worksheet

• Right-click the Sheet tab and select Delete.

• Or, select the sheet, and then select Home > Delete > Delete Sheet.

  

Note: Sheet tabs are displayed by default. If you don’t see them, click Options > Advanced > Display options for this workbook > Show Sheet tabs.

To insert a new worksheet, do one of the following:

• To quickly insert a new worksheet at the end of the existing worksheets, click the Insert Worksheet tab at the bottom of the screen.

  

• To insert a new worksheet in front of an existing worksheet, select that worksheet and then, on the Home tab, in the Cells group, click Insert, and then click Insert Sheet.

  

  Tip: You can also right-click the tab of an existing worksheet, and then click Insert. On the General tab, click Worksheet, and then click OK.

  Note: To change the order of the worksheets in a workbook, click the tab of the worksheet that you want to move, and then drag it to the location that you want.

What do you want to do?

• Insert multiple worksheets at the same time

• Change the default number of worksheets in a new workbook

• Insert a new sheet that is based on a custom template

• Rename a worksheet

• Delete one or more worksheets

Insert multiple worksheets at the same time

1. Hold down SHIFT, and then select the same number of existing sheet tabs of the worksheets that you want to insert in the open workbook.

   For example, if you want to add three new worksheets, select three sheet tabs of existing worksheets.

2. On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click Insert, and then click Insert Sheet.

   

   Tip: You can also right-click the selected sheet tabs, and then click Insert. On the General tab, click Worksheet, and then click OK.

3. To change the order of the worksheets in a workbook, click the tab of the worksheet that you want to move, and then drag it to the location that you want.

Change the default number of worksheets in a new workbook

1. Click the File tab.

   What and where is the Microsoft Backstage Button?

   For more information about the Microsoft Backstage Button, see What and where is the Backstage?

2. Under Excel, click Options.

3. In the General category, under When creating new workbooks, in the Include this many sheets box, enter the number of sheets that you want to include by default when you create a new workbook.

4. Click any other tab to return to your file.

Insert a new sheet that is based on a custom template

1. If needed, create the worksheet template that you want to base a new worksheet on.

   How to create a worksheet template

   1. Select the worksheet that you want to use as a template.

   2. Click the File tab.

   3. Under Info, click Save As.

   4. In the File name box, type the name of the worksheet template.

      • To create a custom worksheet template, type the file name that you want to use.

      • To create the default worksheet template, type sheet.

        Note: Custom templates are automatically saved in the Templates folder. The default worksheet template, sheet.xltx or sheet.xltm, should be saved in the XLStart folder, which is usually C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice14XLStart.

   5. Do one of the following:

      • On a computer that is running Windows Vista, in the list, click Excel Template or Excel Macro-Enabled Template.

      • On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP, in the Save as type box, click Excel Template or Excel Macro-Enabled Template.

   6. Click Save.

2. Right-click the sheet tab of a worksheet, and then click Insert.

3. Double-click the template for the type of sheet that you want.

Rename a worksheet

1. On the Sheet tab bar, right-click the sheet tab that you want to rename, and then click Rename Sheet.

   

2. Select the current name, and then type the new name.

   Tip: You can include the name of the sheet when you print the worksheet.

   How to print sheet names

   1. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Header & Footer.

   2. In the Page Layout View, click the location where you want the sheet name to appear.

   3. In the Header & Footer elements group, click Sheet Name .

Delete one or more worksheets

1. Select the worksheet or worksheets that you want to delete.

   Tip: When multiple worksheets are selected, [Group] appears in the title bar at the top of the worksheet. To cancel a selection of multiple worksheets in a workbook, click any unselected worksheet. If no unselected sheet is visible, right-click the tab of a selected sheet, and then click Ungroup Sheets on the shortcut menu.

2. On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click the arrow next to Delete, and then click Delete Sheet.

   

   Tip: You can also right-click the sheet tab of a worksheet or a sheet tab of any selected worksheets that you want to delete, and then click Delete Sheet.

Working with MS Excel means working in the worksheets in Excel.

A worksheet is an area that has all the cells where you can store data, enter formulas, insert charts and create reports and dashboards.

When you open a new Excel workbook file, by default there is only one worksheet. Earlier versions of Excel (2013 or 2016 used to have 3 worksheets by default)

There are some simple shortcuts and techniques that you can use to quickly insert new worksheets in the same workbook in Excel.

In this tutorial, I will show you a couple of methods that you can use to insert a new worksheet in the same workbook (one at a time).

I will also show you a method to quickly insert worksheets in bulk, in case you want to add 5, 10, or 20 worksheets in one go (using a simple VBA code).

So let’s get started!

Keyboard Shortcut to Insert a New Worksheet

If you are a fan of keyboard shortcuts, this is probably the fastest way to insert a new worksheet in an already open workbook in excel.

Below is the keyboard shortcut to insert a new worksheet

SHIFT + F11

For this shortcut, hold the SHIFT key and then press the F11 key.

Another keyboard shortcut that does the same job is ALT + SHIFT + F1 (hold the ALT and the SHIFT keys and press the F1 key)

Personally, I find using the keyboard shortcut to be the best way to insert a new worksheet in Excel. Even if I have to insert multiple worksheets (say 3 or 5 or 10), I can still do that very quickly

Insert New Sheet Using the Plus Icon

If you’re not a big fan of keyboard shortcuts and prefer using the mouse instead, this method is for you.

At the bottom of your worksheet (in the area that has all the sheet names), you will see the plus icon.

Clicking on this plus icon will immediately insert a new worksheet.

Insert New Sheet Using the Insert Dialog Box

Another way to insert a new sheet in Excel is by using the Insert dialog box.

Below are the steps to do this:

1. Right-click on any of the sheets
2. Click the Insert option

1. In the Insert dialog box, make sure Worksheet is already selected (which is also the default option).

1. Click on Ok

While this is not the fastest way to add a new sheet in an Excel workbook, it’s good to know as it gives you access to some other things as well.

Apart from inserting a regular worksheet, you can also use this to insert a ‘Chart Sheet’ or a ‘Macro Sheet’ using the insert dialog box.

If you’re wondering, a Chart Sheet is just like a worksheet but is meant only to hold a chart. A macro sheet is something that was used earlier before the VBA days and is no longer used.

In most cases, you won’t be needing these, but it’s good to know.

There is also the Spreadsheet Solutions tab that holds some of the templates. You can also create and get your own templates here. So the next time you need to quickly insert a template, you can do it from here.

Adding New Worksheets Using the Insert Tab in the Ribbon

And finally, you also have an option in the Excel ribbon to add a new worksheet.

To do this:

1. Click the Home tab

1. In the Cells group, click on the Insert option

1. Click on the Insert Sheet option.

This will insert one new worksheet in the open workbook

How to Insert Multiple Worksheets in One Go (One Line VBA Code)

So far, the methods that I have shown you insert one new worksheet at a time.

In case you want to insert multiple worksheets, you would have to use these methods again and again (i.e., use the keyboard shortcuts multiple times or use the plus icon multiple times).

While this works fine in most cases, if you have to insert worksheets in bulk, saying so 10 or 20 or 30 worksheets in one go, then this could be time-consuming and error-prone.

So let me show you a better way to insert multiple new worksheets in one go.

This can be done easily using a simple one-line VBA code:

Sheets.Add Count:=10

The above code would instantly add 10 new sheets in the workbook in which it’s run (if you want any other number of sheets to be added, just change the value in the code)

Below are the steps to run this macro code:

1. Click the Developer tab (or use the keyboard shortcut ALT + F11) and then click on Visual Basic

1. If you don’t see the immediate window in the VB Editor, click on the View option and then click on Immediate window

1. Copy and paste the above code in the immediate window

1. Place the cursor at the end of the VBA code line and hit Enter

As soon as you hit Enter, it would instantly insert 10 new sheets in the workbook. In case you want to insert more (say 20 or 30), just change the number in the code

The good thing about using this code is that you can be sure that it would insert the right number of sheets (no chance of human error if the code is executed without any errors).

In case you need to do this quite often, you can use the below code and paste it into our Personal Macro workbook.

Sub AddSheets()
Sheets.Add Count:=10
End Sub

Once in Personal Macro Workbook, you can add it to the Quick Access Toolbar so you always have access to it in the workbook.

This way, you can easily add 10 or 20 sheets with just a single click.

Changing the Default Number of Sheets with New Excel Workbooks

If you always have a need for more worksheets in the workbook, you can change the default number of sheets you get when you open a new Excel file.

For example, you can change the setting so that you always get 5 or 10 sheets by default with every newly opened workbook.

Below are the steps to change this default setting:

1. Open any Excel workbook
2. Click the File tab

1. Click on Options. This will open the Excel Options dialog box
2. In the Excel Options dialog box, make sure the General option is selected in the left-pane

1. In the ‘When creating new workooks’ section, enter the number of sheets you want (in the Include this many sheets value).

1. Click OK

Now when you open a new Excel workbook, it will have the specified number of worksheets.

Note that an Excel file can have a maximum of 255 sheets.

These are all the ways you can use to insert a new sheet in Excel. In most cases, you only need to add one or a couple of new sheets, so you can use the keyboard shortcut or the plus icon in the worksheet.

And in case you have a need to insert many new sheets in bulk, you can use the VBA code. Alternatively, you can also change the default number of sheets in any new Excel workbook.

I hope you found this tutorial useful!

Other Excel tutorials you may also like:

• How to Delete Sheets in Excel (Shortcuts + VBA)
• How to Rename a Sheet in Excel (4 Easy Ways + Shortcut)
• How to Print Excel Sheet on One Page (Fit to One Page)
• How to Group Worksheets in Excel (Step-by-Step)
• How to Compare Two Excel Sheets (for differences)
• How to Move Chart to New Sheet in Excel?
• Count Sheets in Excel (using VBA)

Do you need to add a new sheet tab to your Excel workbook? This post is going to show you all the ways that you can insert a new sheet in Excel!

Excel allows you to add multiple sheets within a workbook. This is a great way to organize your spreadsheet solutions as you can separate your inputs, data, calculations, reports, and visuals into different sheets.

Organizing your workbooks with sheets can also make the spreadsheet easier to navigate for any user.

How can you add new sheets to an Excel workbook? Follow this post to find out all the ways to add sheet tabs in Excel. You’ll even learn how to add multiple sheets based on a list!

Add a New Sheet with the New Sheet Button

The quickest and easiest way to insert a new sheet in Excel is using the New Sheet button located to the right of the current sheet tabs.

Left click on the plus sign icon to the right of the sheet tabs and Excel will create a new blank sheet in your workbook!

Add a New Sheet from the Home Tab

Adding a new sheet can also be done from the Excel ribbon.

You might think this action would be located in the Insert tab, but it will actually be found in the Home tab.

Follow these steps to insert a new sheet from the Home tab.

1. Go to the Home tab.

1. Click on the lower part of the Insert command found in the Cells section.
2. Choose the Insert Sheet option from the menu.

This will create a new sheet in your workbook.

Add a New Sheet with a Keyboard Shortcut

Good news for anyone who prefers to navigate Excel with their keyboard as much as possible! There is a dedicated keyboard shortcut for adding a new sheet.

Press Shift + F11 on your keyboard to insert a new sheet.

Add a New Sheet with Excel Options

When you create a new Excel workbook, the number of sheets it comes with will be determined by your Excel Options settings.

You can change this default so that any time you create a new workbook, it will have your desired number of blank sheets available.

The Excel Options menu allows you to customize your Excel experience with various app and workbook settings.

Follow these steps to adjust the default number of sheets in a workbook.

1. Go to the File tab.
2. Select Excel Options in the lower left.
3. Go to the General section of the Excel Options menu.
4. Scroll down to the When creating new workbooks section.
5. Change the number in the Including this many sheets input.
6. Press the OK button.

The next time you create a new Excel workbook, it will have your desired number of blank sheets.

💡 Tip: You can test out this new setting by pressing Ctrl + N to create a new workbook.

Add Multiple New Sheets with a Pivot Table

Did you know you can create multiple sheets from a list in the grid by using a pivot table?

This is a hidden gem for when you need to quickly create many sheets.

For example, suppose you need to create new sheets for each US state or each product that your company sells. This would be a tedious process with the previous methods.

If you have these sheet names as a list inside the grid, then you can create a pivot table based on this list and use the Show Report Filter Pages feature to generate the sheets for you.

This example shows a list of US states which can then be used to generate sheets with those US state names.

Follow these steps to automatically generate sheets from a list using a pivot table.

1. Create a pivot table based on your list.

💡 Tip: Check out this post to see how to insert a pivot table from your list.

1. Click and drag the sheet name field to the Filters area in the PivotTable Fields menu.

1. Go to the PivotTable Analyze tab.
2. Click on the Chevron icon in the Options command.
3. Choose the Show Report Filter Page option from the menu.

This will open the Show Report Filter Pages menu.

1. Select the field with your sheet names.
2. Press the OK button.

You will only see multiple field choices in the menu if you have added multiple fields to the Filters area of your pivot table.

This will create a new sheet for each unique item in your list, and each sheet will be named based on the text in your list.

Each sheet will contain a filtered version of your pivot table in cell A1. The pivot table will be filtered on the same item as the sheet name.

Add Multiple New Sheets with VBA

VBA is a great way to automate any task for Excel in the desktop app. This includes adding sheets!

You can create a VBA macro that will create new sheets based on a selected list.

Go to the Developer tab and select the Visual Basic command or press Alt + F11 to open the visual basic editor.

📝 Note: You might need to enable the Developer tab first as it is disabled by default.

Go to the Insert menu in the visual basic editor and select the Module option from the menu.

Sub AddSheets()
Dim myRange As Range
Dim sheetTest As Boolean
Set myRange = Selection

For Each c In myRange.Cells
sheetTest = False
    For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
        If ws.Name = c.Value Or c.Value = "" Then
            sheetTest = True
        End If
    Next ws
    If Not (sheetTest) Then
          Sheets.Add.Name = c.Value
    End If
Next c
End Sub

Paste the above code into the new module.

This code will loop through the selected range in your workbook and will create a new sheet for each cell. If the sheet name already exists, then this item will be skipped.

Now you will be able to select any range in your workbook and run the VBA code to automatically create multiple sheets.

Add Multiple New Sheets with Office Scripts

Another way you can automate the creation of your sheets is by using Office Scripts.

Office Scripts is the JavaScript language for automating tasks in Excel online. You will need to be using Excel on the web with a business Microsoft 365 account as this feature isn’t available otherwise.

Open Excel online and go to the Automate tab and select the New Script option. This will open the Office Script editor on the right side.

function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {

	//Create an array with the values in the selected range
	let selectedRange = workbook.getSelectedRange();
	let selectedValues = selectedRange.getValues();
	//Get dimensions of selected range
	let rowHeight = selectedRange.getRowCount();
	let colWidth = selectedRange.getColumnCount();

	//Loop through each item in the selected range
	for (let i = 0; i < rowHeight; i++) {
		for (let j = 0; j < colWidth; j++) {
			try {
				workbook.addWorksheet(selectedValues[i][j]);
			}
			catch (e) {
				//do nothing
			};
		};
	};
};

Add the above code to the editor and press the Save script button.

This code will loop through the selected range on your sheet and create a new sheet for each item in the range.

Now you select a range in your sheet and press the Run button in the Code Editor. This will run the code and create the required sheets in your workbook!

Add Multiple New Sheets with Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate is a cloud-based service that makes it easy for end users to create and run automated workflows.

Users can build workflows in a matter of minutes, without any need for coding or complex configuration with the intuitive user interface.

The service can be used to automate a wide range of tasks, including sending emails, copying files, and creating records in databases.

Power Automate is part of the Microsoft Power Platform, which also includes Power BI and Power Apps. Together, these products provide a powerful end-to-end solution for business process automation.

But the best part is it’s available for use as part of any Microsoft 365 subscription!

You can use Power Automate to create sheets from a list inside an Excel Table. In this example, the desired sheet names are in an Excel Table with a column named Names.

📝 Note: This Excel file will need to be saved in either SharePoint or OneDrive in order to work with Power Automate.

Go to the Power Automate Portal and log in with your Microsoft credentials.

Then go to the Create tab and select an Instant cloud flow. This will allow you to run the flow manually with a button in the Power Automate portal.

Give your Flow a name then select the Manually trigger a flow option and then press the Create button.

This will open the flow builder and you can add steps to your workflow.

1. Add a List rows present in a table step and then select the relevant file and table location in the various fields.

This action will read all the items in your table of sheet names. This will be used in the next step to create and name new worksheets.

1. Add a Create worksheet step and select the same file.
2. Select the Names field from the previous List rows present in a table action.

When you add the Names field to the Name input in the Create worksheet step, it will automatically add this step into an Apply to each action. This way a worksheet will be created for each item in your list of sheet names.

Press the Save button to save your flow and it will be ready to run!

Go to the My flows menu, select the Cloud flows tab, and then press the Run button for your flow.

You don’t even have to have the file open, and the sheets will be added to your workbook!

Conclusions

Most of your workbooks will need more than one sheet, so learning how to add sheets in Excel is essential.

There are manual ways to create new sheets such as the New Sheet button, the Home tab, and a keyboard shortcut. There are all great methods when you only need to add a few sheets.

There are also several methods for adding sheets in an automated manner based on a list! VBA, Office Scripts, Power Automate, and even pivot tables can all be used for situations where you need to add a lot of sheets.

Which method do you prefer for adding sheets to your workbooks? Do you have any other tips for this? Let me know in the comments section below!

Новый документ в Microsoft Excel старых версий открывался с тремя листами, а в современных — с одним. Пользователь может переключаться между ними и работать независимо с каждым. Достаточно просто добавлять листы, когда возникает такая необходимость. Не все пользователи ПК хорошо знакомы с данной функцией или знают лишь один вариант того, как это сделать. В этой статье мы рассмотрим, как добавлять новый лист в табличный процессор от Microsoft.

Вставка нового листа в Excel

Существует четыре способа добавления листа в документ. Они остаются актуальными для всех версий программы. Интерфейс может незначительно отличаться, но это не отражается на порядке действий. Мы поочередно расскажем вам о каждом.

Способ 1: Кнопка добавления нового листа

Самый простой и часто используемый вариант — использование специальной кнопки добавления. Интерфейс редактора электронных таблиц позволяет даже новым пользователям быстро понять, что нужно делать.

1. В нижней строке состояния справа от имеющихся листов есть кнопка. В новой версии она имеет форму плюса, в старых — иконку листка. Найдите ее и нажмите.



2. Появится новый лист.

Наименование на вкладки задается стандартным. Чтобы поменять его, кликните дважды на текст левой кнопкой мыши или выберите этот пункт из контекстного меню, кликнув по вкладке ПКМ.

Способ 2: Панель управления

Не все знают, как пользоваться данной опцией, поэтому дальше мы покажем, как при ее помощи можно добавить чистый лист. Особенно это актуально для последней версии редактора электронных таблиц.

1. Кликните на вкладку «Главная».
2. Найдите пиктограмму «Вставить».



3. Щелкните по стрелочке вниз, что расположена ряжом, и выберите соответствующий пункт, то есть «Вставить лист».

Элемент мгновенно появится и останется только задать нужное имя. Не забывайте, что метод позволяет вставлять не только листы, поэтому им можно пользоваться и для вставки других объектов.

Способ 3: Контекстное меню

В этом способе предстоит работать с нижней областью документа.

1. Правой кнопкой мыши кликните по уже существующему листу.
2. Выберите в открывшемся окне пункт «Вставить».



3. Щелкните по нужному элементу.

Новый лист добавится к уже существующим.

Способ 4: Горячая клавиша

Не обязательно искать вкладки и делать несколько манипуляций: достаточно одновременно нажать две клавиши Shift + F11.

Добавление листа в Экселе — это простая функция, выполнение которой может осуществляться любым описанным выше способом. Наиболее простым является задействование горячей клавиши, что позволяет значительно упростить работу в редакторе таблиц.

Working is Microsoft Excel often means managing multiple spreadsheets in your workbook. You can add more sheets as a way to keep data separated and cleanly presented. In this tutorial, we’ll also look at how to hide and delete Excel sheets as needed.

How to Insert, Delete, & Hide Excel Sheets Quickly

Note: Watch this short tutorial screencast or follow these quick steps that compliment this video:

1. How to Insert New Sheets in Excel

The first thing that I want to show you is how to insert a new sheet in Excel. The easiest way to add a sheet is to simply click on this plus button here and you’ll see that a new tab is added.

2. How to Delete Sheets in Excel

I can click on the tabs to switch between them and I can also double-click on a tab to rename it as you’re seeing me do here. If I had a sheet that I wanted to remove altogether, I could just right click on it and choose delete. Excel asked me to confirm the deletion and I’ll go ahead with that.

3. How to Hide Sheets in Excel

The last thing that I want to show you is how to hide a sheet. Let’s say that I send out a report every month to someone with all of my data and calculations on the back page. I want the viewer to focus on the first tab instead, so I’ll hide all others. 

To do that all I need to do is right click and choose Hide. To unhide a sheet simply right click and choose Unhide and select the sheet and press OK.

Finishing Up!

Working efficiently in Microsoft Excel often requires you to manage multiple spreadsheets in your workbook. It’s helpful to know how to quickly add sheets, remove them, and hide sheets as needed. 

More Excel Tutorials on Envato Tuts+

Dive into our series: How to Make and Use Excel Formulas (Beginner Bootcamp). Also, find more Excel tutorials on Envato Tuts+ to help you learn how to work with formulas and data better in your spreadhsheets. Here are a few quick video tutorials to work through: 

Remember: Every Microsoft Excel tool you learn, and workflow you master, the better spreadsheets you’ll make.

How to Insert a New Worksheet in Excel (2023 Guide)

How to Insert a New Worksheet in Excel (2023 Guide)

When you create a new Excel workbook, you automatically create an Excel worksheet. That’s like hitting two birds with one stone 😀

However, it’s important to note that an Excel workbook is different from an Excel worksheet.

An Excel workbook is an Excel file that contains one or more worksheets. These worksheets (also called spreadsheets) consist of cells organized into rows and columns. It’s where we do the work of storing, organizing, and calculating data.

Today, learn more about Excel worksheets so you can make them work for you. In this article, you’ll learn the best ways how to insert a new worksheet in Excel, and how to rename or delete it as well 😊

Let’s go!

Add worksheet with mouse clicks

To add a new worksheet, you need to first create a new Excel workbook. You can also open an existing Excel file on your computer.

For our example, let’s create a new blank workbook.

By creating a new blank workbook, a new blank worksheet is seen on your screen 👇

If you want to see your worksheets, just look at the Sheets Tab at the bottom left of your Excel window👀umn.

Let’s add another Excel sheet to our new workbook.

All you have to do is to click the plus icon (+) next to Sheet 1.

And that’s it! You will be automatically directed to the new worksheet you can work on 😊

Simply click the plus icon if you want to add more worksheets to the workbook. The sheet name will follow as Sheets 1, 2, 3, and so on. The newly added worksheet will be the rightmost sheet in your Excel sheet tab.

One new sheet in one click 👍

Add worksheet using right-click menu option

Alternatively, you can also insert a new worksheet using the right-click menu option. Here’s how to do that 👇

1. Right-click on the Sheet2 tab.
2. Select Insert.

The Insert dialog box will appear. It will show you what you can insert.

1. Click Worksheet.
2. Finally, click OK.

The new worksheet will be inserted before the selected sheet tab. In our case, between Sheets 1 and 2.

You might be saying: “This isn’t in order.” 🤔 and you’re right.

But you don’t need to worry. You can move a sheet tab to where you want it to be.

Move your worksheet

To move an Excel worksheet, you just need to press on that sheet tab and drag.

Alternatively, you can also right-click on the sheet tab to find the Move or Copy option to move or copy the worksheet 😊

Add worksheet with a keyboard shortcut

If you don’t want to insert worksheets using your mouse, you can also use the keyboard shortcut.

Keyboard shortcuts or shortcut keys can perform the same tasks and functions in Excel without having to use your mouse. Many users find keyboard shortcuts in Excel help them work more efficiently and also feel like an Excel PRO 😎

The keyboard shortcut to insert a new worksheet is Shift + F11.

Let’s use this keyboard shortcut to insert a new worksheet into our workbook.

1. Click Sheet 3 in the sheet tab.
2. Press the Shift key and F11 on your keyboard. Make sure you hold down the Shift key before hitting the F11 key.

The new sheet is inserted before sheet 3 in the tab, that quick ⚡

If you want to insert multiple worksheets, just press the keys on your keyboard multiple times as well.

Many Microsoft Office users find keyboard shortcuts very helpful for them to work more efficiently. Aside from that, keyboard shortcuts are of great help for users with vision and mobility disabilities. They prefer keyboard shortcuts better than using touch screens or using a mouse 😊

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Add a worksheet from the ribbon menu

Of course, the most obvious method to add worksheets to your workbook is using the Insert button in the Home tab of the Excel ribbon.

To insert a new worksheet from the ribbon menu, follow these easy steps.

1. Click on the Home Tab.

1. Click the Insert button in the Cells group.

1. From the drop-down list, select the Insert Sheet option.

And there you have it! One new worksheet is ready for you to use 😀

This may be the best time to rename your worksheets.

Renaming your worksheets

Renaming the worksheets in your workbook will keep your workbook organized and save you time in finding the data you want 👍

To rename your worksheets, double-click on their sheet tab like this.

Or do this 2-step method.

1. Right-click on the sheet tab.
2. Select Rename in the menu.

Now, we can then go ahead and type.

Let’s say this workbook will be a list of employees in each department. We can label the worksheets this way 😀

Sometimes, there are worksheets we no longer need or want to delete. It could be duplications or a blank one that we wish to eliminate. To do that, continue to scroll down 👇

Delete your worksheets

To delete your Excel Worksheet, right-click on the worksheet tab and select the delete option from the dialog box as shown below.

That’s it – Now what

Well, now you know how to work your way with worksheets in Microsoft Excel. From inserting one or multiple worksheets to organizing them so you won’t be lost in your workbooks 👍

The next time you want to insert a new sheet, try using the keyboard shortcut to feel like the Excel PRO you are on your way to becoming 😎

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Other resources

Did you know that you can group multiple worksheets in your workbook? Learn how by clicking this link!

Want to learn more keyboard shortcuts? We’ve written 11 Best Excel Shortcuts you’ll ever need. It comes with practical examples too. Click here to learn more.

I hope you find this helpful 👋

Frequently asked questions

To create a new sheet with the same format as an existing worksheet, right-click on the sheet tab of the worksheet you want to copy. Then select the Move or Copy option.

Tick the checkbox “Create a copy” in the Move and Copy dialog box. Finally, click OK.

You can press Shift + F11 keys to insert a new worksheet. Then double-click the tab of the current worksheet to rename it.

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The Excel worksheet – is the workspace under the toolbar. This sheet consists from a set of cells arranged among it selves relative to rows and columns.

Its appearance resembles to a large table. There are 3 sheets are default in each new Excel workbook.

For the user, the sheet is a file with a document that is nested in the folder (Excel workbook). Sheets can and should be managed. The sheets can be moved in other workbooks. This operation saves a lot of time than just copying and transferring the contents of the sheet itself.



Excel sheets as a data environment

In a standard book, each sheet is the large tables, that are filled with data and formulas. How to add a sheet in Excel? As necessary, you can insert the additional sheets (SHIFT+F11) or delete unused ones. To create a new worksheet in Excel, you can clicking on the last tab of the sheets, as it shown in the picture:

The book can contain from 1 to 255 sheets.

How do I copy a worksheet to Excel? For fast implementation of this task it is necessary:

1. To point the mouse cursor on the sheet tab (shortcut) that you need to copy.
2. To make the click with the left button of the teddy bear, holding down the button + CTRL key and move the cursor to the place of the bookmarks where the copy should be inserted.

If there are too many sheets, or if you need to copy / move a sheet to a new workbook, then we do the following:

1. Right-click on the bookmark tab (shortcut) to call the context menu, where we select the option «Move or Copy …».



2. In the window that appears, we configure the parameters for copying the worksheet. From the top you need to choose what of the opening work books should copy. Below we indicate, what sheets to insert a copy between.



3. If we copy the sheet, but do not transfer it, check the «Create a copy» option.



The exercises with sheet elements

Task 1: Click on each element shown in the picture above and try to remember its location, name.

Task 2: Click on the tabs located in the bottom (Sheet2, Sheet3 and Sheet1) alternately. After clicking, the tab of each sheet becomes active, and its bookmark is highlighted.

Note: each book can contain a lot of sheets (up to 255 pcs.), similar to how the folder contains files.

Various operations with sheets will be considered in the following lessons.

Working with Sheet Cells

The most important element of the sheet is the cell. Each cell has its own sequence number relative to the rows and a Latin letter relative to the columns. Thus, each cell has its own address (like cells in a chessboard). That is, the first cell (in the upper left corner) has the address A1, and under it the cell with the address A2. On the right side of the cell address B1, etc.

The number of rows in each sheet of Excel 2010 is slightly more than one million, more precisely is 1 048 578 pcs. The number of columns is much smaller — 16 384 pcs.

Pay attention! After 26 Latin letters, the name of the columns is no longer of one, but of 2 or more letters in logical, alphabetical order. Thus, the address of the last cell in the bottom-right corner of the sheet is XFD1048578.

Each cell can be written:

• text;
• number;
• date and time;
• formulas;
• logical expressions.

Each cell can be formatted and assigned a note. All data and cell formatting styles can be changed. It is also worth noting that formatting the borders of cells is the key basis for designing the appearance of tables (for example, for printing forms, etc.).

Save time with these handy keyboard and mouse shortcuts

Updated on December 2, 2020

What to Know

• Add one worksheet: Press Shift+F11 or select Plus (+) next to the sheet tabs. Or, go to Home > Insert > Insert Sheet.
• Add multiple sheets: Press Ctrl+Shift+PgDn (right) or Ctrl+Shift+PgUp (left) to select adjacent worksheets, then press Shift+F11.
• Or, select a sheet, press and hold Ctrl, select adjacent sheets, then right-click on the last tab and select Insert > Worksheet > OK.

This article explains how to add new worksheets to your Excel workbooks quickly and easily using keyboard and mouse shortcuts. Instructions cover Excel 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007.

Insert Single Worksheets with Keyboard Shortcuts

There are two different keyboard key combinations you can use to insert a new worksheet in Excel: Shift+F11 and Alt+Shift+F1. Choose the keyboard shortcut that’s most comfortable for you to access.

To insert a worksheet using Shift+F11, follow these steps:

1. Press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard.

2. Press and release the F11 key.

3. Release the Shift key. A new worksheet is inserted into the current workbook to the left of all existing worksheets.

4. To add multiple worksheets, press Shift+F11 for each additional worksheet.

Insert Multiple Worksheets With Keyboard Shortcuts

To add multiple worksheets at one time using the above keyboard shortcuts, highlight the number of existing worksheet tabs to tell Excel how many new sheets are to be added before applying the keyboard shortcut.

The selected worksheet tabs must be adjacent to each other for this method to work.

To select multiple sheets, use the Shift key and your mouse or use one of these keyboard shortcuts:

• Ctrl+Shift+PgDn selects sheets to the right.
• Ctrl+Shift+PgUp selects sheets to the left.

Here’s an example of how to insert three new worksheets:

1. Select one worksheet tab in the workbook to highlight it.

2. Press and hold Ctrl+Shift.

3. Press and release the PgDn key twice to highlight the two sheets to the right. Three sheets are highlighted.

4. Press Shift+F11 to insert the new worksheets (see the instructions above if you need help). Three new worksheets are added to the workbook to the left of the existing worksheets.

Insert Single Worksheets With the Sheet Tabs

To add a single worksheet using the mouse, select the Plus (+) icon next to the sheet tabs at the bottom of the Excel screen. The new sheet is inserted to the right of the currently active sheet.

In Excel 2010 and 2007, the New Sheet icon is an image of a worksheet but it’s still located next to the sheet tabs at the bottom of the screen.

Insert Multiple Worksheets With the Sheet Tabs

While it’s possible to add multiple worksheets by selecting New Sheet several times, there’s another way to use a dialog box. With this method, the new worksheets are added to the right of all existing worksheets.

To use the Insert dialog box to add multiple worksheets:

1. Select a sheet tab to highlight it.

2. Press and hold the CTRL key.

3. Select additional adjacent sheet tabs to highlight them. Highlight the same number of sheet tabs as the number of new sheets you want to add.

4. Right-click on the last sheet tab you selected and select Insert to open the Insert dialog box.

5. Select Worksheet in the Insert dialog box, then select OK to add the new sheets and close the dialog box.

Insert Single Worksheets With the Ribbon Bar

Another method to add a new worksheet is to use the Insert option located on the Home tab of the ribbon bar in Excel. If you’re more comfortable with visual controls, you may find this option the easiest.

Follow these steps to insert a single worksheet using the Insert command:

1. Select the Home tab.

2. Select the Insert drop-down arrow to open the drop-down menu of options.

3. Select Insert Sheet to add a new sheet to the left of the active sheet.

Insert Multiple Worksheets with the Ribbon Bar

It’s also possible to insert multiple worksheets using the Insert command on the ribbon bar. Here’s how:

1. Select a sheet tab to highlight it.

2. Press and hold the CTRL key.

3. Select additional adjacent sheet tabs to highlight them. Highlight the same number of sheet tabs as the number of new sheets you want to add.

4. Select the Home tab.

5. Select the Insert drop-down arrow to open the drop-down menu of options.

6. Select Insert Sheet to add the new worksheets to the left of the active sheet.

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