In this VBA Tutorial, you learn how to clear cells (including clearing cells totally, their format but not their contents, their contents but not their format, and other similar combinations) with macros.
This VBA Tutorial is accompanied by Excel workbooks containing the macros I use in the examples below. You can get immediate access to these example workbooks by subscribing to the Power Spreadsheets Newsletter.
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Related VBA and Macro Tutorials
The following VBA and Macro Tutorials may help you better understand and implement the contents below:
- General VBA constructs and structures:
- Learn about important VBA constructs here.
- Learn how to work with the Visual Basic Editor here.
- Learn how to work with Excel Sub procedures here.
- Learn about the Excel Object Model, and how to create object references, here.
- Learn about the Range object, and how to refer to cells, here.
- Learn how to work with properties here.
- Learn how to work with methods here.
- Learn how to declare and work with variables here.
- Learn about data types here.
- Learn how to work with loops here.
- Practical VBA applications and macro examples:
- Learn how to work with worksheets using VBA here.
- Learn how to check if a cell is empty here.
- Learn how to delete rows here.
- Learn how to delete blank or empty rows here.
You can find additional VBA and Macro Tutorials in the Archives.
VBA Code to Clear Cell
To clear cells using VBA, use a statement with the following structure:
Cells.Clear
Process Followed by VBA to Clear Cell
VBA Statement Explanation
- Item: Cells.
- VBA Construct: Range object.
- Description: Range object representing the cells you want to clear.
You can usually return a Range object with constructs such as the Worksheet.Range, Worksheet.Cells (with Range.Item), Range.Offset, Range.Resize or Application.ActiveCell properties. If you explicitly declare an object variable to represent Cells, use the Range object data type.
- Item: Clear.
- VBA Construct: Range.Clear method.
- Description: The Range.Clear method clears the Range object you specify (Cells). Range.Clear clears the entire Range object, including values, formulas and formatting.
Macro Example to Clear Cell
The following macro example clears cells A5 to C9 (myRange) in the worksheet named “Clear Cell” of the workbook containing the macro (ThisWorkbook).
Sub clearCell() 'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/ 'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-clear-cell/ 'declare object variable to hold reference to cells to clear Dim myRange As Range 'identify cells to clear Set myRange = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Clear Cell").Range("A5:C9") 'clear cells (including formatting) myRange.Clear End Sub
Effects of Executing Macro Example to Clear Cell
The following images illustrate the results of executing the macro example.
- Before macro execution: Cells A5 to C9 contain the string “data”, have a light blue fill, and the font is formatted as bold.
- After macro execution: Cells A5 to C9 (including both data and formatting) are cleared.
#2: Clear Cell Contents and Keep Formatting
VBA Code to Clear Cell Contents and Keep Formatting
To clear cell contents (but not formatting) using VBA, use a statement with the following structure:
Cells.ClearContents
Process Followed by VBA to Clear Cell Contents and Keep Formatting
VBA Statement Explanation
- Item: Cells.
- VBA Construct: Range object.
- Description: Range object representing the cells where you want to clear the contents but not the formatting.
You can usually return a Range object with constructs such as the Worksheet.Range, Worksheet.Cells (with Range.Item), Range.Offset, Range.Resize or Application.ActiveCell properties. If you explicitly declare an object variable to represent Cells, use the Range object data type.
- Item: ClearContents.
- VBA Construct: Range.ClearContents method.
- Description: The Range.ClearContents method clears values and formulas from the Range object you specify (Cells). Range.ClearContents leaves formatting intact.
Macro Example to Clear Cell Contents and Keep Formatting
The following macro example clears the contents (but not the formatting) of cells A10 to C14 (myRange) in the worksheet named “Clear Cell” of the workbook containing the macro (ThisWorkbook).
Sub clearCellContentsKeepFormatting() 'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/ 'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-clear-cell/ 'declare object variable to hold reference to cells to clear contents but not formatting Dim myRange As Range 'identify cells to clear contents and keep formatting Set myRange = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Clear Cell").Range("A10:C14") 'clear cell contents (but not formatting) myRange.ClearContents End Sub
Effects of Executing Macro Example to Clear Cell Contents and Keep Formatting
The following images illustrate the results of executing the macro example.
- Before macro execution: Cells A10 to C14 contain the string “data”, have a light gold fill, and the font is formatted as bold.
- After macro execution: Cell contents of cells A10 to C14 are cleared. The formatting is kept.
#3: Clear Cell Formatting
VBA Code to Clear Cell Formatting
To clear cell formatting using VBA, use a statement with the following structure:
Cells.ClearFormats
Process Followed by VBA to Clear Cell Formatting
VBA Statement Explanation
- Item: Cells.
- VBA Construct: Range object.
- Description: Range object representing the cells where you want to clear cell formatting.
You can usually return a Range object with constructs such as the Worksheet.Range, Worksheet.Cells (with Range.Item), Range.Offset, Range.Resize or Application.ActiveCell properties. If you explicitly declare an object variable to represent Cells, use the Range object data type.
- Item: ClearFormats.
- VBA Construct: Range.ClearFormats method.
- Description: The Range.ClearFormats method clears the formatting of the Range object you specify (Cells). Range.ClearFormats doesn’t clear values or formulas.
Macro Example to Clear Cell Formatting
The following macro clears the cell formatting of cells A15 to C19 (myRange) of the worksheet named “Clear Cell” in the workbook containing the macro (ThisWorkbook).
Sub clearCellFormatting() 'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/ 'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-clear-cell/ 'declare object variable to hold reference to cells to clear formatting Dim myRange As Range 'identify cells to clear formatting Set myRange = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Clear Cell").Range("A15:C19") 'clear cell formatting myRange.ClearFormats End Sub
Effects of Executing Macro Example to Clear Cell Formatting
The following images illustrate the results of executing the macro example.
- Before macro execution: Cells A15 to C19 contain the string “data”, have a light green fill, and the font is formatted as bold.
- After macro execution: The formatting of cells A15 to C19 is cleared.
#4: Clear Cell Color
VBA Code to Clear Cell Color
To clear cell color using VBA, use a statement with the following structure:
Cells.Interior.Color = xlColorIndexNone
Process Followed by VBA to Clear Cell Color
VBA Statement Explanation
- Item: Cells.
- VBA Construct: Range object.
- Description: Range object representing the cells where you want to clear cell formatting.
You can usually return a Range object with constructs such as the Worksheet.Range, Worksheet.Cells (with Range.Item), Range.Offset, Range.Resize or Application.ActiveCell properties. If you explicitly declare an object variable to represent Cells, use the Range object data type.
- Item: Interior.
- VBA Construct: Range.Interior property and Interior object.
- Description: The Range. Interior property returns an Interior object representing the interior of the cell range you specify (Cells).
- Item: Color.
- VBA Construct: Interior.Color property.
- Description: The Interior.Color property allows you to set the primary color of the cell interior represented by the Interior object returned by Range.Interior.
- Item: =.
- VBA Construct: Assignment operator.
- Description: The assignment operator assigns the xlColorIndexNone value to the Interior.Color property.
- Item: xlColorIndexNone.
- VBA Construct: xlColorIndexNone constant.
- Description: The xlColorIndexNone constant specifies that the color of the Interior object representing the interior of Cells is none.
Macro Example to Clear Cell Color
The following macro clears the cell color of cells A20 to C24 (myRange) in the worksheet named “Clear Cell” of the workbook containing the macro (ThisWorkbook).
Sub clearCellColor() 'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/ 'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-clear-cell/ 'declare object variable to hold reference to cells to clear cell color Dim myRange As Range 'identify cells to clear cell color Set myRange = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Clear Cell").Range("A20:C24") 'clear cell color myRange.Interior.Color = xlColorIndexNone End Sub
Effects of Executing Macro Example to Clear Cell Color
The following images illustrate the results of executing the macro example.
- Before macro execution: Cells A20 to C24 contain the string “data”, have a light orange fill, and the font is formatted as bold.
- After macro execution: The fill color of cells A20 to C24 is cleared.
#5: Clear Cells with Zero
VBA Code to Clear Cells with Zero
To clear cells with zero within a cell range using VBA, use a macro with the following statement structure:
For Each Cell In Range If Cell.Value = myValue Then Cell.Clear Next Cell
Process Followed by VBA to Clear Cells with Zero
VBA Statement Explanation
Lines #1 and #3: For Each Cell In Range | Next Cell
- Item: For Each… In… Next.
- VBA Construct: For Each… Next statement.
- Description: The For Each… Next statement repeats the statement within the loop (line #2) for each element (Cell) in the cell range (Range) you want to search for zeroes in.
- Item: Cell.
- VBA Construct: Element of the For Each… Next statement and object variable of the Range object data type.
- Description: The Element of the For Each… Next statement is an object variable used to iterate through the elements (Cell) of the cell range (Range) you want to search for zeroes in.
If you explicitly declare an object variable to represent Cell, use the Range object data type.
- Item: Range.
- VBA Construct: Group of the For Each… Next statement and Range object.
- Description: The For Each… Next statement repeats the statements within the loop (line #2) for each element (Cell) in the Group (Range). Range is a Range object representing the cells where you want to search for zeroes.
You can usually return a Range object with constructs such as the Worksheet.Range, Worksheet.Cells (with Range.Item), Range.Offset, Range.Resize or Application.ActiveCell properties. If you explicitly declare an object variable to represent Range, use the Range object data type.
Line #2: If Cell.Value = myValue Then Cell.Clear
- Item: If… Then.
- VBA Construct: If… Then… Else statement.
- Description: The If… Then… Else statement conditionally executes a group of statements depending on the value of an expression. For these purposes:
- The If… Then… Else statement tests the specified condition (Cell.Value = myValue).
- If the condition is met and returns True: Cell.Clear is executed.
- If the condition is not met and returns False: Execution continues with the statement following the If… Then… Else statement (Next Cell).
- Item: Cell.
- VBA Construct: Object variable of the Range object data type.
- Description: Cell is an object variable used to iterate through the elements of the cell range (Range) you want to search for zeroes in. Within the If… Then… Else statement, Cell represents the individual cell the For Each… Next loop is currently iterating through.
If you explicitly declare an object variable to represent Cell, use the Range object data type.
- Item: Value.
- VBA Construct: Range.Value property.
- Description: The Range.Value property returns the value in the cell the For Each…Next loop is currently iterating through.
- Item: myValue.
- VBA Construct: Variable of a numeric data type.
- Description: myValue represents the value you want to search for and use to determine which cells to clear. Within the macro structure used in this VBA Tutorial, myValue is 0 (zero).
If you explicitly declare a variable to represent myValue, use a numeric data type such as Long, Single or Double (depending on the value you’re searching for).
- Item: Cell.Value = myValue.
- VBA Construct: Condition of If… Then… Else statement.
- Description: This condition is an expression that evaluates to True or False. Cell.Value = myValue returns True or False, as follows:
- True: Value of Cell is equal to myValue (zero).
- False: Value of Cell isn’t equal to myValue (zero).
- Item: Clear.
- VBA Construct: Range.Clear method.
- Description: The Range.Clear method clears the cell the For Each… Next loop is currently iterating through. Range.Clear clears the entire Range object, including values, formulas and formatting.
If you don’t want to clear the entire Range object, but only its contents, formatting or cell color, please refer to the appropriate sections above.
Macro Example to Clear Cells with Zero
The following macro example clears the cells with zero (0) in cells A25 to C29 (myRange) in the worksheet named “Clear Cell” of the workbook containing the macro (ThisWorkbook).
Sub clearCellsWithZero() 'Source: https://powerspreadsheets.com/ 'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-clear-cell/ 'declare object variables to hold references to cell range where you search for zeroes Dim myRange As Range 'declare object variable used to iterate through the elements of the cell range Dim iCell As Range 'declare variable to hold value (zero) you search for Dim myValue As Long 'identify cells to search for zeroes Set myRange = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Clear Cell").Range("A25:C29") 'set value (zero) to search for myValue = 0 'loop through each cell (iCell) of the cell range (myRange) For Each iCell In myRange 'test if value is zero. If condition is met, clear cell If iCell.Value = myValue Then iCell.Clear Next iCell End Sub
Effects of Executing Macro Example to Clear Cells with Zero
The following images illustrate the results of executing the macro example.
- Before macro execution: Cells A25 to C29 contain the string “data” or the value zero (0), have a light gray fill, and the font is formatted as bold.
- After macro execution: Cells between A25 to C29 containing a zero (0) are cleared (including both data and formatting).
References to VBA Constructs Used in this VBA Tutorial
Use the following links to visit the appropriate webpage in the Microsoft Developer Network:
- Identify the workbook and worksheet where the cells to clear are located:
- Workbook object.
- Application.ActiveWorkbook property.
- Application.ThisWorkbook property.
- Application.Workbooks property.
- Worksheet object.
- Application.ActiveSheet property.
- Workbook.Worksheets property.
- Identify the cells to clear:
- Range object.
- Worksheet.Range property.
- Worksheet.Cells property.
- Application.ActiveCell property.
- Application.Selection property.
- Range.Range property.
- Range.Cells property.
- Range.Item property.
- Range.Offset property.
- Range.Resize property.
- For Each… Next statement.
- If… Then… Else statement.
- Range.Value property.
- Clear cells:
- Range.Clear method.
- Range.ClearContents method.
- Range.ClearFormats method.
- Interior object.
- Range.Interior property.
- Interior.Color property.
- xlColorIndex enumeration.
- Work with variables and data types:
- Dim statement.
- Set statement.
- = operator.
- Data types:
- Double data type.
- Long data type.
- Single data type.
Return to VBA Code Examples
In this Article
- VBA Clear Cells / Ranges
- VBA ClearContents
- VBA Clear
- VBA Clear Formatting
- Clear Selection
- Clear Entire Sheet
In VBA it’s easy to clear cells or cell properties with the .Clear methods.
VBA Clear Cells / Ranges
Type the following into the VBA Editor.
Range("a1").Clear
This will display all of the Clear methods available to you:
As you can see, You can clear:
- Everything ( .Clear)
- Comments ( .ClearComments)
- Contents ( .ClearContents)
- Formats ( .ClearFormats)
- Hyperlinks ( .ClearHyperlinks)
- Notes ( .ClearNotes)
- Outline ( .ClearOutline)
VBA ClearContents
The most common clear method is ClearContents. ClearContents clears only the contents of cells (cell values / text). It does not clear formatting, comments, or anything else.
Range("b2").ClearContents
ClearContents is the same as pressing the Delete key on your keyboard.
You can also clear the contents of an entire range of cells:
Range("b2:c10").ClearContents
VBA Clear
Clear will clear all cell properties from a cell:
Range("b2").Clear
VBA Clear Formatting
To clear cell formatting use ClearFormats
Range("b2").ClearFormats
Clear Selection
To clear the current selection:
Selection.Clear
Clear Entire Sheet
To clear an entire worksheet:
Sheets("Sheet1").Cells.Clear
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Clear Cells in Excel Range Worksheet using VBA
Description:
Most of the times we clear the data from a cells or a range and re-enter to do some calculations. For examples we may have some template to enter data and calculate the tax. We may want to do this for all the employees of an organization. In this case we need to Clear data Excel from a Range in Worksheet using VBA before entering the data for each employee
Clear Cells in Excel of a range or Worksheet using VBA- Solution(s):
We can clear Cells or a Range using Clear Method OR ClearContents Method of a Range or Cell. Clear will Clear the data and Formats of the given Range or Cells. And ClearContents will clear only the data, will not clear any formats.
Clear Cells Range data in Excel Worksheet using VBA – An Example
The following examples will show you how clear the data of Cells, Range or entire worksheet using Clear and ClearContents Methods.
Clearing a Cells/Range using Clear Method
This method will clear the range of cells including Formats:
Sub sbClearCells() Range("A1:C10").Clear End Sub
Clearing Only Data of a Range using ClearContents Method
This method will clear only clear the content or data of the range not formats (Formats remain same)
Sub sbClearCellsOnlyData() Range("A1:C10").ClearContents End Sub
Clearing Entire Worksheet using Clear Method
This method will clear entire worksheet including formats.
Sub sbClearEntireSheet() Sheets("SheetName").Cells.Clear End Sub
Clearing Only Data from Worksheet using ClearContents Method
This method will clear only data of worksheet, not formats.
Sub sbClearEntireSheetOnlyData() Sheets("SheetName").Cells.ClearContents End Sub
Instructions:
- Open an excel workbook
- Enter some data in Sheet1 at A1:C10
- Press Alt+F11 to open VBA Editor
- Insert a Module for Insert Menu
- Copy the above code and Paste in the code window
- Save the file as macro enabled workbook
- Press F5 to run it
Conclusion:
Both Clear and ClearContents are useful based on your requirement. If you want to Clear only the Content, use ClearContent method. If you want Clear everything (Content and Formats), use Clear method.
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28 Comments
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Dave
July 13, 2013 at 10:53 PM — ReplyPlease note that there is a typo in your code above; ClearContents is used for both examples.
The first instance should read:
Range(“A1:C10”).ClearThe second instance is correct as:
Range(“A1:C10”).ClearContents -
PNRao
July 13, 2013 at 11:01 PM — ReplyThanks Dave! Corrected it!
Regards,
PNRao -
Felipe
March 11, 2015 at 11:54 AM — ReplyHi!
I want to erase some of the contents but not all from cells. For example in every cell I have several qualifiers with an specific value, something like /qualifier1=value2 /qualifier2=value2 etc. I just want to erase all qualifiers but number 1. Is this possible?Thank you in advance!
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PNRao
March 21, 2015 at 2:38 PM — ReplyHi Felipe,
There is no direct method/finction to do this task. You can write a formula or VBA procedure to do this.Thanks-PNRao!
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Dushyant
July 8, 2015 at 11:12 AM — Replyhello sir
Can we clear excel data of two excel sheet of specific cell’s in one code
e.g. i have two excel sheet in my workbook A and B and i wont clear data of specific cell using range option (A3:B10) for Sheet A and (C2:D10) for sheet B, i want this operation in One code only
can you please help meRegards
Dushyant Padhya
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PNRao
July 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM — ReplyIf you want clear multiple ranges from a sheet with one single clear statements, you can use the below method:
Sheets("SheetA").Range("A3:B10", "C2:D10").Clear
If I am correct, you want to put tow statements in one single statement:
Below is the code to clear the two ranges:Sheets("SheetA").Range("A3:B10").Clear Sheets("SheetB").Range("C2:D10").Clear
You can use “:” to concatenate the VBA statements
Sheets("SheetA").Range("A3:B10").Clear: Sheets("SheetB").Range("C2:D10").Clear
Hope this hellps!
Thanks-PNRao -
james
August 7, 2015 at 7:43 PM — ReplyI have a list where some cell values begin with a letter and some with a number. How can I use the clear function to clear cells beginning with a letter but leave those beginning with a number? All cells contain both letters and number, but I want to clear those where the letter is the first character. also some are uppercase and some lowercase (not sure if this matters)
thanksJames
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PNRao
August 7, 2015 at 7:57 PM — ReplyHi James,
The below macro checks for the first character of each cell in a given range, and clears if it is non-numeric:
Sub sbClearCellsIFCritera() Set Rng = Range("F1:F20") ' change this range as per your requirement For Each cell In Rng.Cells If IsNumeric(Left(cell, 1)) = False Then cell.Clear End If Next End Sub
Thanks-PNRao
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ravindra
August 22, 2015 at 10:40 PM — ReplyI want to get the data from one workbook to another workbook by using VBA coding. So could you please help me.
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PNRao
August 23, 2015 at 2:10 AM — ReplyHi Ravindra,
You can use the Copy command as shown below:Workbooks("Book1").Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:B10").Copy _ Destination:=Workbooks("Book2").Sheets("Sheet1").Range("E1")
Thanks-PNRao!
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Brad Bouchaud
November 6, 2015 at 7:47 AM — ReplyHi and thanks in advance.
I have a List of 3 items per row in a Worksheet with 30 such rows and a button besides each to run a Macro to clear the contents when required.
Other macros perform functions on the data in the lists.
Unfortunately I am using the .ActiveCell which doesn’t seem to detect I am in the Cell with the button but is uses the last cell I was in, any ideas on how I can clear the contents of the 3 cells beside the buttons without writing 30 different macros? -
Kyle Minnett
March 2, 2016 at 1:34 AM — ReplyIf I want to clear a variable range of cells based on a specific input how would I do this?
for example lets say i am running a code that fills cells e5:e10 based on an input variable that i have chosen. then i decide that i want to change that input variable and by changing it my data range runs from cell e5:e9. however because i just ran a calculation that created a range from e5:e10 the value in cell e10 is still present with the new range ( i want to the contents in cell e10 to be cleared)….i hope this wasn’t too confusing.
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Venkata Naidu M
May 31, 2016 at 12:38 PM — ReplyI want to clear the data without formulas from active worksheet
Please help…
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PNRao
June 4, 2016 at 9:44 PM — ReplyHi Venkat, You can use Activesheet.Cells.Clear Method to clear the entire sheet (Activesheet).
Thanks-PNRao!
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Anas Ahmad
July 19, 2016 at 12:34 PM — ReplyHello Everybody,
I want clear particular range of data from cells.
For example: Cells which have only zero and the value above 5000 from the whole sheet.
Can u suggest me how to give coding.
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ASAD
August 12, 2016 at 5:38 PM — Replyhow to use check box to clear and unclear cell
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PNRao
August 14, 2016 at 11:35 PM — ReplyWe can use .Clear Method to clear the Cells but, we can do not have the method to undo /unclear the cleared cells:
The below Code will clear when you select the check box.Private Sub CheckBox1_Click() If CheckBox1.Value = True Then Cells.Clear End If End Sub
Thanks-PNRao!
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Pranav Roy
October 28, 2016 at 10:32 PM — ReplyHi..
I’m new to macro programming
How to write a macro with relative refrences which can clear/clear contents after a particular cell. That is if a cell is chosen and macro is started it should delete the values or formats for the given no ( say 12) cells .May be row or columnwise. -
Donna
November 2, 2016 at 6:40 PM — ReplyI have one workbook with several sheets, (more than 200 sheets) and I would like to clear contents within specific cells (same on all sheets) in workbook. How can I do that each sheet is named with last 4 digits of each VIN.
What code would I use? -
srinivas
January 7, 2017 at 5:11 PM — Replyhi
I want to this macro code
one excel sheet first cell to six cells type “p” letter then seventh cell automatic display “wp”
please tell me this vba code -
Himani
January 10, 2017 at 4:12 PM — ReplyHi,
Is there any way to clear data of selective rows from multiple sheets keeping the formatting and formula same??Thanks
Himani -
paige
January 11, 2017 at 10:49 AM — ReplyHi Anas,
I have the exact same query – it’s very tricky.
did you end up finding a solution?Thank you PNRao for everything thus far!
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April
January 25, 2017 at 5:34 PM — ReplyI want to clear the values that are returned in a range of cells but, I want to keep the formula that was entered in the cells. Is there a way to do that?
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Nasiba
February 17, 2017 at 12:56 AM — ReplyHello,
How can I clear content of multiple tabs? For example I need to clear Range(“A:N”) columns from 5 different worksheets
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Yaried
May 29, 2017 at 2:27 AM — Replyhi every body I do have a excel template, and I do have a program for clearing data but I also want to add an option whether to clean the data , ie yes no option if the user press the no button the data will not be cleared can u tell me a command for that case. could you pleas send me a mail
thanks for your cooperation -
Chittaranjan
June 20, 2017 at 4:52 PM — ReplyHello All,
Need help on one thing, Whenever i open Excel which containing macro an error occurs as “Security Warning Macro have been Disable. Enable Content” . After clicking on Enable content button the excel open in good manner.
Now I have to disable any cell value or change color to while, let say cell F5 having text “Best of Luck” which is in black color. I record the macro as to change it to white color/it should be disabled. OK.My Question is, whenever we click on Enable content button, the text color “Best of Luck” of cell F5 should be change to white/ disappear.
So How to do, need help.
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Veasna
December 27, 2017 at 2:23 PM — ReplyHello Dear,
I need some help from you. I want to delete entire sheet content.But only content that filled up not content that created by formula.
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Jospeh
May 11, 2020 at 10:08 PM — ReplyI need to figure out how to clear a set of rows underneath my header row. e.g. HeaderRow+1, (Don’t know what to put here). Clear Contents.
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Метод Range.Clear для полной очистки диапазона ячеек из кода VBA Excel. Методы очистки отдельных свойств и их групп в ячейках. Примеры использования.
Методы очистки ячеек
Метод | Очищаемые свойства | Примечание |
---|---|---|
Range.Clear | Почти все свойства | Ширина и высота ячеек не изменяются |
Range.ClearComments | Комментарии | Для Excel в составе Office 365 |
Range.ClearContents | Формулы и значения | Исходное форматирование сохраняется |
Range.ClearFormats | Свойства, задающие форматы | В том числе отмена объединения ячеек |
Range.ClearHyperlinks | Гиперссылки | Текст и форматирование сохраняются |
Range.ClearNotes | Примечания и заметки | Примечания – для локальных программ Excel, заметки – для Excel в составе Office 365 |
Range.ClearOutline | Структура данных | Смотрите, что такое структурирование данных |
Range – выражение, возвращающее диапазон ячеек.
Примеры использования
1. Удаление гиперссылки из ячейки A1
Cells(1, 1).ClearHyperlinks
2. Очистка диапазона A1:L50 от формул и значений
Range("A1:L50").ClearContents
3. Очистка всех свойств ячеек в столбцах A:K
Columns("A:K").Clear
4. Очистка форматирования ячеек в строках 1:20
Rows("1:20").ClearFormats
Методы очистки диапазонов ячеек в VBA Excel возвращают очищаемые свойства ячеек к значениям по умолчанию. К таким, как на вновь созданном стандартном рабочем листе. При любых методах очистки высота строк и ширина столбцов не изменяются.
Фразы для контекстного поиска: очистка ячеек, очистка ячейки, очистка формул, очистка от формул, удаление формул, очистка значений, удаление значений, очистка форматов, удаление форматирования, удаление форматов.
ClearContents is a method in VBA used to delete or remove the values stored in the cells provided to it. This method makes the cell range empty. It is used with the range property to access the specified cell range. An example of this method is range(“A1:B2”). The ClearContents method will clear the contents of cells from A1 to B2.
In Excel, adding and deleting data is a common routine task.
Sometimes we delete a single cell value, sometimes many cell values, and sometimes we may require to delete the entire worksheet content. This article will show you how to use the “ClearContents” method in Excel VBA. In VBA, we have many methods to do this, like “Clear,” “Delete,” and “Clear Contents.”
Table of contents
- Excel VBA Clear Contents
- What are Clear Contents in Excel VBA?
- Difference Between Clear & Delete Methods
- Use VBA Clear Contents Method to Retain Formatting of Cells
- Loop Through all the Worksheets and Clear Contents of Specific Range
- Recommended Articles
What are Clear Contents in Excel VBA?
Before we tell you about ClearContents in VBA, let me show how we can delete or clear off the data in the specific range.
Look at the below data.
Now, if we want to clear off cells A1 to C3, we need first to mention the range of cells using the VBA RANGERange is a property in VBA that helps specify a particular cell, a range of cells, a row, a column, or a three-dimensional range. In the context of the Excel worksheet, the VBA range object includes a single cell or multiple cells spread across various rows and columns.read more object.
Code:
Range (“A1:C3”)
After mentioning the range of cells by using the RANGE object, we need to select the method “Clear” to clear off the mention of the cell values.
Code:
Range (“A1:C3”).Clear
It will clear off the mentioned cell values.
Code:
Sub Clear_Example() Range("A1:C3").Clear End Sub
Apart from the clear method, we can also use the “DELETE” method.
Code:
Range (“A1:C3”).Delete
It will delete the mentioned cell values, just like our clear method.
You can use the VBA CELLS propertyCells are cells of the worksheet, and in VBA, when we refer to cells as a range property, we refer to the same cells. In VBA concepts, cells are also the same, no different from normal excel cells.read more with a worksheet name if you want to delete all the cell’s data.
Worksheets(“Sheet1”).Cells.Delete
Worksheets(“Sheet1”).Cells.Clear
Both the above codes will delete the entire worksheet “Sheet1” data. In addition, it will delete the cell values from the first cell to the last cell of the worksheet.
If you want to delete the present sheet cells, you can use the Active Sheet object.
ActiveSheet.Cells.Delete or ActiveSheet.Cells.Clear
Difference Between Clear & Delete Methods
We know this question should have already played in your mind.
However, there is a difference between these two methods.
When you use the method “Delete,” it will delete the cell, and the below cell will take over the position of the deleted cell.
For example, look at the below image.
Now, we will use the delete method to delete cell A1.
Code:
Sub Clear_Example() Range("A1").Delete End Sub
We will run this code and see what happens.
Look what happened here. As we said, when we deleted cell A1, it got deleted, but cell A2 moved one cell up and occupies the deleted cell. So, it will lead to a data mismatch. So, be careful while using the “Delete” method.
Now, for the same data, we will clear the method.
Code:
Sub Clear_Example() Range("A1").Clear End Sub
Now, see what happens when we run this code.
This code has just vacated cell A1 without altering other cells. Therefore, this looks like a proper method to delete only the part of the cells of the entire data range.
Use VBA Clear Contents Method to Retain Formatting of Cells
If you have observed the previous two methods, those two methods not only deleted or cleared off the cells provided. It also deleted the formatting of the cells we have provided.
To retain the formatting of the cells, we need not use neither “Delete” nor “Clear,” but we need to use the VBA “ClearContents” method.
When you enter the range of cells using a RANGE object, it will show all its properties and methods.
We can access “Delete,” we can access “Clear,” and we can also access “ClearContents” methods.
Select this method.
Code:
Sub Clear_Example() Range("A1:C3").ClearContents End Sub
It will clear content from A1 to C3 cell, but we will have all the existing formatting.
As you can see in the above picture, we have cell color in VBA, borders, and every formatting associated with those mentioned cells.
Similarly, we can clear the contents of other sheets as well.
Worksheets(“Sheet1”).Range(“A1:D10”).ClearContents
It will clear the contents from cells A1 to D10 in sheet “Sheet1”.
Similarly, we can delete the other open workbook cells as well.
Workbooks(“Book1.xlsx”).Worksheets(“Sheet1”).Range(“A1:D10”).ClearContents
Loop Through all the Worksheets and Clear Contents of Specific Range
Assume you have many sheets in your workbook. You want to delete the range of cells from A1 to C15. To do this, we must use For Each Loop in VBAVBA For Each Loop helps the user to inspect and analyze the groups of objects or values individually. It even facilitates performing the specific activity for every object or value by passing a statement or group of statements in this reference.read more in all the sheets.
The below code will do the job.
Code:
Sub Clear_All() Dim Ws As Worksheet For Each Ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets Ws.Range("A1:C15").ClearContents Next Ws End Sub
Note: You can change the range of cells as per your wish.
If you want to clear off the entire worksheet data, then you need to use the code below.
Code:
Sub Clear_All() Dim Ws As Worksheet For Each Ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets Ws.Cells.ClearContents Next Ws End Sub
You can download this VBA Clear Contents Excel template here – VBA Clear Contents Template.
Recommended Articles
This article has been a guide to VBA Clear Contents. Here, we learn how to use the Clear, Delete, and ClearContents method in VBA to clear data in Excel and some simple to advanced examples. Below are some useful Excel articles related to VBA: –
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