Vba excel добавить несколько строк

Вставка диапазона со сдвигом ячеек вправо или вниз методом Insert объекта Range. Вставка и перемещение строк и столбцов из кода VBA Excel. Примеры.

Range.Insert – это метод, который вставляет диапазон пустых ячеек (в том числе одну ячейку) на рабочий лист Excel в указанное место, сдвигая существующие в этом месте ячейки вправо или вниз. Если в буфере обмена содержится объект Range, то вставлен будет он со своими значениями и форматами.

Синтаксис

Expression.Insert(Shift, CopyOrigin)

Expression – выражение (переменная), возвращающее объект Range.

Параметры

Параметр Описание Значения
Shift Необязательный параметр. Определяет направление сдвига ячеек. Если параметр Shift опущен, направление выбирается в зависимости от формы* диапазона. xlShiftDown (-4121) – ячейки сдвигаются вниз;
xlShiftToRight (-4161) – ячейки сдвигаются вправо.
CopyOrigin Необязательный параметр. Определяет: из каких ячеек копировать формат. По умолчанию формат копируется из ячеек сверху или слева. xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove (0) – формат копируется из ячеек сверху или слева;
xlFormatFromRightOrBelow (1) – формат копируется из ячеек снизу или справа.

* Если диапазон горизонтальный или квадратный (количество строк меньше или равно количеству столбцов), ячейки сдвигаются вниз. Если диапазон вертикальный (количество строк больше количества столбцов), ячейки сдвигаются вправо.

Примеры

Простая вставка диапазона

Вставка диапазона ячеек в диапазон «F5:K9» со сдвигом исходных ячеек вправо:

Range(«F5:K9»).Insert Shift:=xlShiftToRight

Если бы параметр Shift не был указан, сдвиг ячеек, по умолчанию, произошел бы вниз, так как диапазон горизонтальный.

Вставка вырезанного диапазона

Вставка диапазона, вырезанного в буфер обмена методом Range.Cut, из буфера обмена со сдвигом ячеек по умолчанию:

Range(«A1:B6»).Cut

Range(«D2»).Insert

Обратите внимание, что при использовании метода Range.Cut, точка вставки (в примере: Range("D2")) не может находится внутри вырезанного диапазона, а также в строке или столбце левой верхней ячейки вырезанного диапазона вне вырезанного диапазона (в примере: строка 1 и столбец «A»).

Вставка скопированного диапазона

Вставка диапазона, скопированного в буфер обмена методом Range.Copy, из буфера обмена со сдвигом ячеек по умолчанию:

Range(«B2:D10»).Copy

Range(«F2»).Insert

Обратите внимание, что при использовании метода Range.Copy, точка вставки (в примере: Range("F2")) не может находится внутри скопированного диапазона, но в строке или столбце левой верхней ячейки скопированного диапазона вне скопированного диапазона находится может.

Вставка и перемещение строк

Вставка одной строки на место пятой строки со сдвигом исходной строки вниз:


Вставка четырех строк на место пятой-восьмой строк со сдвигом исходных строк вниз:


Вставка строк с использованием переменных, указывающих над какой строкой осуществить вставку и количество вставляемых строк:

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Sub Primer1()

Dim n As Long, k As Long, s As String

‘Номер строки, над которой необходимо вставить строки

n = 8

‘Количесто вставляемых строк

k = 4

‘Указываем адрес диапазона строк

s = n & «:» & (n + k 1)

‘Вставляем строки

Rows(s).Insert

End Sub

‘или то же самое с помощью цикла

Sub Primer2()

Dim n As Long, k As Long, i As Long

n = 8

k = 4

    For i = 1 To k

        Rows(n).Insert

    Next

End Sub


Перемещение второй строки на место шестой строки:

Rows(2).Cut

Rows(6).Insert

Вторая строка окажется на месте пятой строки, так как третья строка заместит вырезанную вторую строку, четвертая встанет на место третьей и т.д.


Перемещение шестой строки на место второй строки:

Rows(6).Cut

Rows(2).Insert

В этом случае шестая строка окажется на месте второй строки.

Вставка и перемещение столбцов

Вставка одного столбца на место четвертого столбца со сдвигом исходного столбца вправо:


Вставка трех столбцов на место четвертого-шестого столбцов со сдвигом исходных столбцов вправо:


Перемещение третьего столбца на место седьмого столбца:

Columns(3).Cut

Columns(7).Insert

Третий столбец окажется на месте шестого столбца, так как четвертый столбец заместит вырезанный третий столбец, пятый встанет на место четвертого и т.д.


Перемещение седьмого столбца на место третьего столбца:

Columns(7).Cut

Columns(3).Insert

В этом случае седьмой столбец окажется на месте третьего столбца.


Excel VBA Tutorial about how to insert rows with macrosIn certain cases, you may need to automate the process of inserting a row (or several rows) in a worksheet. This is useful, for example, when you’re (i) manipulating or adding data entries, or (ii) formatting a worksheet that uses blank rows for organization purposes.

The information and examples in this VBA Tutorial should allow you to insert rows in a variety of circumstances.

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Insert Rows in Excel

When working manually with Excel, you can insert rows in the following 2 steps:

  1. Select the row or rows above which to insert the row or rows.
  2. Do one of the following:
    1. Right-click and select Insert.
    2. Go to Home > Insert > Insert Sheet Rows.
    3. Use the “Ctrl + Shift + +” keyboard shortcut.

Select rows; right-click; Insert

You can use the VBA constructs and structures I describe below to automate this process to achieve a variety of results.

Excel VBA Constructs to Insert Rows

Insert Rows with the Range.Insert Method

Purpose of Range.Insert

Use the Range.Insert method to insert a cell range into a worksheet. The 2 main characteristics of the Range.Insert method are the following:

  1. Range.Insert can insert a single cell or a cell range. For purposes of this VBA Tutorial, you’re interested in inserting entire rows.
  2. To make space for the newly-inserted cells, Range.Insert shifts other cells away.

Syntax of Range.Insert

expression.Insert(Shift, CopyOrigin)

“expression” is a Range object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Range.Insert(Shift, CopyOrigin)

Parameters of Range.Insert

  1. Parameter: Shift.
    • Description: Specifies the direction in which cells are shifted away to make space for the newly-inserted row.
    • Optional/Required: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: Use a constant from the xlInsertShiftDirection Enumeration:
      • xlShiftDown or -4121: Shifts cells down.
      • xlShiftToRight or -4161: Shifts cells to the right.
    • Default: Excel decides based on the range’s shape.
    • Usage notes: When you insert a row: (i) use xlShiftDown or -4121, or (ii) omit parameter and rely on the default behavior.
  2. Parameter: CopyOrigin.
    • Description: Specifies from where (the origin) is the format for the cells in the newly inserted row copied.
    • Optional/Required: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: A constant from the xlInsertFormatOrigin Enumeration:
      • xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove or 0: Newly-inserted cells take formatting from cells above or to the left.
      • xlFormatFromRightOrBelow or 1: Newly-inserted cells take formatting from cells below or to the right.
    • Default: xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove or 0. Newly-inserted cells take the formatting from cells above or to the left.

How to Use Range.Insert to Insert Rows

Use the Range.Insert method to insert a row into a worksheet. Use a statement with the following structure:

Range.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown CopyOrigin:=xlInsertFormatOriginConstant

For these purposes:

  • Range: Range object representing an entire row. Use the Worksheet.Rows or Range.EntireRow properties to return a Range object that represents the entire row. Please refer to the sections about the Rows and EntireRow properties below.
  • xlInsertFormatOriginConstant: xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove or xlFormatFromRightOrBelow. xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove is the default value. Therefore, when inserting rows with formatting from row above, you can usually omit the CopyOrigin parameter.

You can usually omit the Shift parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

Specify Rows with the Worksheet.Rows Property

Purpose of Worksheet.Rows

Use the Worksheet.Rows property to return a Range object representing all the rows within the worksheet the property works with.

Worksheet.Rows is read-only.

Syntax of Worksheet.Rows

expression.Rows

“expression” is a Worksheet object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Worksheet.Rows

How to Use Worksheet.Rows to Insert Rows

Use the Worksheet.Rows property to specify the row or rows above which new rows are inserted.

To insert a row, use a statement with the following structure:

Worksheets.Rows(row#).Insert

“row#” is the number of the row above which the row is inserted.

To insert multiple rows, use a statement with the following structure:

Worksheet.Rows("firstRow#:lastRow#").Insert

“firstRow#” is the row above which the rows are inserted. The number of rows VBA inserts is calculated as follows:

lastRow# - firstRow# + 1

Specify the Active Cell with the Application.ActiveCell Property

Purpose of Application.ActiveCell

Use the Application.ActiveCell property to return a Range object representing the active cell.

Application.ActiveCell is read-only.

Syntax of Application.ActiveCell

expression.ActiveCell

“expression” is the Application object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Application.ActiveCell

How to Use Application.ActiveCell To Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Application.ActiveCell property to return the active cell. This allows you to use the active cell as reference for the row insertion operation.

Use the Range.Offset property to return a Range object a specific number of rows above or below the active cell. Use the Range.EntireRow property to return a Range object representing the entire row or rows above which to insert the new row. Please refer to the sections about the Offset and EntireRow properties below.

To insert a row above the active cell, use the following statement:

ActiveCell.EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

To insert a row a specific number of rows above or below the active cell, use a statement with the following structure:

ActiveCell.Offset(RowOffset).EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

Specify a Cell Range with the Worksheet.Range Property

Purpose of Worksheet.Range

Use the Worksheet.Range property to return a Range object representing a single cell or a cell range.

Syntax of Worksheet.Range

expression.Range(Cell1, Cell2)

“expression” is a Worksheet object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Worksheet.Range(Cell1, Cell2)

Parameters of Worksheet.Range

  1. Parameter: Cell1.
    • Description:
      • If you use Cell1 alone (omit Cell2), Cell1 specifies the cell range.
      • If you use Cell1 and Cell2, Cell1 specifies the cell in the upper-left corner of the cell range.
    • Required/Optional: Required.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values:
      • If you use Cell1 alone (omit Cell2): (i) range address as an A1-style reference in language of macro, or (ii) range name.
      • If you use Cell1 and Cell2: (i) Range object, (ii) range address, or (iii) range name.
  2. Parameter: Cell2.
    • Description: Cell in the lower-right corner of the cell range.
    • Required/Optional: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: (i) Range object, (ii) range address, or (iii) range name.

How to Use Worksheet.Range to Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Worksheet.Range property to return a cell or cell range. This allows you to use a specific cell or cell range as reference for the row insertion operation.

Use the Range.Offset property to return a Range object a specific number of rows above or below the cell or cell range. Use the Range.EntireRow property to return a Range object representing the entire row or rows above which to insert the new row or rows. Please refer to the sections about the Offset and EntireRow properties below.

To insert rows above the cell range specified by Worksheet.Range, use a statement with the following structure:

Worksheet.Range(Cell1, Cell2).EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

To insert rows a specific number of rows above or below the cell range specified by Worksheet.Range use a statement with the following structure:

Worksheet.Range(Cell1, Cell2).Offset(RowOffset).EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

If the cell range represented by the Worksheet.Range property spans more than 1 row, the Insert method inserts several rows. The number of rows inserted is calculated as follows:

lastRow# - firstRow# + 1

Please refer to the section about the Worksheet.Rows property above for further information about this calculation.

Specify a Cell with the Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item Properties

Purpose of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item

Use the Worksheet.Cells property to return a Range object representing all the cells within a worksheet.

Once your macro has all the cells within the worksheet, use the Range.Item property to return a Range object representing one of those cells.

Syntax of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item

Worksheet.Cells
expression.Cells

“expression” is a Worksheet object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Worksheet.Cells
Range.Item
expression.Item(RowIndex, ColumnIndex)

“expression” is a Range object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Range.Item(RowIndex, ColumnIndex)
Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item Together

Considering the above:

Worksheet.Cells.Item(RowIndex, ColumnIndex)

However, Item is the default property of the Range object. Therefore, you can generally omit the Item keyword before specifying the RowIndex and ColumnIndex arguments. I simplify as follows:

Worksheet.Cells(RowIndex, ColumnIndex)

Parameters of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item

  1. Parameter: RowIndex.
    • Description:
      • If you use RowIndex alone (omit ColumnIndex), RowIndex specifies the index of the cell you work with. Cells are numbered from left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
      • If you use RowIndex and ColumnIndex, RowIndex specifies the row number of the cell you work with.
    • Required/Optional: Required.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: You usually specify RowIndex as a value.
  2. Parameter: ColumnIndex.
    • Description: Column number or letter of the cell you work with.
    • Required/Optional: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: You usually specify ColumnIndex as a value (column number) or letter within quotations (“”).

How to use Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item to Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item properties to return a cell. This allows you to use a specific cell as reference for the row insertion operation.

Use the Range.Offset property to return a Range object a specific number of rows above or below the cell. Use the Range.EntireRow property to return a Range object representing the entire row above which to insert the row. Please refer to the sections about the Offset and EntireRow properties below.

To insert a row above the cell specified by Worksheet.Cells, use a statement with the following structure:

Worksheet.Cells(RowIndex, ColumnIndex).EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

To insert a row a specific number of rows above or below the cell specified by Worksheet.Cells, use a statement with the following structure:

Worksheet.Cells(RowIndex, ColumnIndex).Offset(RowOffset).EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

Specify a Cell Range a Specific Number of Rows Below or Above a Cell or Cell Range with the Range.Offset Property

Purpose of Range.Offset

Use the Range.Offset property to return a Range object representing a cell range located a number of rows or columns away from the range the property works with.

Syntax of Range.Offset

expression.Offset(RowOffset, ColumnOffset)

“expression” is a Range object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Range.Offset(RowOffset, ColumnOffset)

Parameters of Range.Offset

  1. Parameter: RowOffset.
    • Description: Number of rows by which cell or cell range is offset.
    • Required/Optional: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values:
      • Positive number: Moves down the worksheet.
      • Negative number: Moves up the worksheet.
      • 0: Stays on the same row.
    • Default: 0. Stays on the same row.
  2. Parameter: ColumnOffset.
    • Description: Number of columns by which cell or cell range is offset.
    • Required/Optional: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values:
      • Positive number: Moves towards the right of the worksheet.
      • Negative number: Moves towards the left of the worksheet.
      • 0: Stays on the same column.
    • Default: 0. Stays on the same column.
    • Usage notes: When you insert a row, you can usually omit the ColumnOffset parameter. You’re generally interested in moving a number of rows (not columns) above or below.

How to Use Range.Offset to Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Range.Offset property to specify a cell or cell range located a specific number of rows below above another cell or cell range. This allows you to use this new cell or cell range as reference for the row insertion operation.

Use properties such as Application.ActiveCell, Worksheet.Range and Worksheet.Cells to specify the base range the Offset property works with. Please refer to the sections about the ActiveCell, Range and Cells properties above.

Specify Entire Row with the Range.EntireRow Property

Purpose of Range.EntireRow

Use the Range.EntireRow property to return a Range object representing the entire row or rows containing the cell range the property works with.

Range.EntireRow is read-only.

Syntax of Range.EntireRow

expression.EntireRow

“expression” is a Range object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Range.EntireRow

How to Use Range.EntireRow to Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Range.EntireRow property to return the entire row or rows above which the new row or rows are inserted.

Use properties such as Application.ActiveCell, Worksheet.Range and Worksheet.Cells to specify the range the EntireRow property works with. Please refer to the sections about the ActiveCell, Range and Cells properties above.

Clear Row Formatting with the Range.ClearFormats Method

Purpose of Range.ClearFormats

Use the Range.ClearFormats method to clear the formatting of a cell range.

Syntax of Range.ClearFormats

expression.ClearFormats

“expression” is a Range object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Range.ClearFormats

How to Use Range.ClearFormats to Insert Rows

The format of the newly-inserted row is specified by the CopyOrigin parameter of the Range.Insert method. Please refer to the description of Range.Insert and CopyOrigin above.

When you insert a row, use the Range.ClearFormats method to clear the formatting of the newly-inserted rows. Use a statement with the following structure after the statement that inserts the new row (whose formatting you want to clear):

Range.ClearFormats

“Range” is a Range object representing the newly-inserted row.

Use the Worksheet.Rows or Range.EntireRow properties to return a Range object that represents the newly-inserted row. Please refer to the sections about the Rows and EntireRow properties above.

Copy Rows with the Range.Copy Method

Purpose of Range.Copy

Use the Range.Copy method to copy a cell range to another cell range or the Clipboard.

Syntax of Range.Copy

expression.Copy(Destination)

“expression” is a Range object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Range.Copy(Destination)

Parameters of Range.Copy

  1. Parameter: Destination.
    • Description: Specifies the destination cell range to which the copied cell range is copied.
    • Required/Optional: Optional parameter.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: You usually specify Destination as a Range object.
    • Default: Cell range is copied to the Clipboard.
    • Usage notes: When you insert a copied row, omit the Destination parameter to copy the row to the Clipboard.

How to Use Range.Copy to Insert Rows

Use the Range.Copy method to copy a row which you later insert.

Use a statement with the following structure before the statement that inserts the row:

Range.Copy

“Range” is a Range object representing an entire row.

Use the Worksheet.Rows or Range.EntireRow properties to return a Range object that represents a row. Please refer to the sections about the Rows and EntireRow properties above.

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Example Workbooks

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Each worksheet within the workbook contains a single data range. Most of the entries simply state “Data”.

Excel worksheet with data

Example #1: Excel VBA Insert Row

VBA Code to Insert Row

The following macro inserts a row below row 5 of the worksheet named “Insert row”.

Sub insertRow()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    Worksheets("Insert row").Rows(6).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
End Sub

Worksheets.Rows.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

Process Followed by Macro

Identify row; Insert new row

VBA Statement Explanation

Worksheets(“Insert row”).Rows(6).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
    • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
  2. Item: Rows(6).
    • VBA construct: Worksheets.Rows property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 6 of the worksheet returned by item #1 above.
  3. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #2 above.
  4. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #3 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts a row below row 5 of the worksheet.

Macro inserts new row in worksheet

Example #2: Excel VBA Insert Multiple Rows

VBA Code to Insert Multiple Rows

The following macro inserts 5 rows below row 10 of the worksheet named “Insert row”.

Sub insertMultipleRows()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    Worksheets("Insert row").Rows("11:15").Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
End Sub

Worksheets.Rows.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

Process Followed by Macro

Identify several rows; Insert new rows above

VBA Statement Explanation

Worksheets(“Insert row”).Rows(“11:15”).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
    • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
  2. Item: Rows(“11:15”).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing rows 11 to 15 of the worksheet returned by item #1 above.
  3. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Inserts new rows above the rows returned by item #2 above.
      • The number of inserted rows is equal to the number of rows returned by item #2 above. This is calculated as follows:
        lastRow# - firstRow# + 1
        

        In this example: 

        15 - 11 + 1 = 5
        
  4. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the rows inserted by item #3 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts 5 rows below row 10 of the worksheet.

Macro inserts multiple rows

Example #3: Excel VBA Insert Row with Same Format as Row Above

VBA Code to Insert Row with Same Format as Row Above

The following macro (i) inserts a row below row 20, and (ii) applies the formatting of row 20 to the newly-inserted row.

Sub insertRowFormatFromAbove()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    Worksheets("Insert row").Rows(21).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown, CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove
End Sub

Worksheets.Rows.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove

Process Followed by Macro

Identify row; Insert row and use formatting from above

VBA Statement Explanation

Worksheets(“Insert row”).Rows(21).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown, CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove
  1. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
    • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
  2. Item: Rows(21).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 21 of the worksheet returned by item #1 above.
  3. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #2 above.
  4. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #3 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
  5. Item: CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove.
    • VBA construct: CopyOrigin parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Sets formatting of row inserted by item #3 above to be equal to that of row above (xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove).
      • You can usually omit this parameter. xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove (or 0) is the default value of CopyOrigin.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA (i) inserts a row below row 20, and (ii) applies the formatting of row 20 to the newly-inserted row.

Macro inserts row with formatting from above

Example #4: Excel VBA Insert Row with Same Format as Row Below

VBA Code to Insert Row with Same Format as Row Below

The following macro (i) inserts a row below row 25, and (ii) applies the formatting of the row below to the newly-inserted row.

Sub insertRowFormatFromBelow()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    Worksheets("Insert row").Rows(26).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown, CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromRightOrBelow
End Sub

Worksheets.Rows.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown, CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromRightOrBelow

Process Followed by Macro

Identify row; Insert row and use formatting from row below

VBA Statement Explanation

Worksheets(“Insert row”).Rows(26).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown, CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromRightOrBelow
  1. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
    • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
  2. Item: Rows(26).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 26 of the worksheet returned by item #1 above.
  3. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #2 above.
  4. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #3 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
  5. Item: CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromRightOrBelow.
    • VBA construct: CopyOrigin parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description: Sets formatting of row inserted by item #3 above to be equal to that of row below (xlFormatFromRightOrBelow).

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA (i) inserts a row below row 25, and (ii) applies the formatting of the row below to the newly-inserted row.

Macro inserts row with formatting from below

Example #5: Excel VBA Insert Row without Formatting

VBA Code to Insert Row without Formatting

The following macro inserts a row below row 30 without applying the formatting from the rows above or below the newly- inserted row.

Sub insertRowWithoutFormat()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    Dim myNewRowNumber As Long
    myNewRowNumber = 31
    With Worksheets("Insert row")
        .Rows(myNewRowNumber).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
        .Rows(myNewRowNumber).ClearFormats
    End With
End Sub

Rows.Insert | Rows.ClearFormats

Process Followed by Macro

Identify row; Insert row; Clear formatting

VBA Statement Explanation

Lines #4 and #5: Dim myNewRowNumber As Long | myNewRowNumber = 31
  1. Item: Dim myNewRowNumber As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (myNewRowNumber) as of the Long data type.
      • myNewRowNumber represents the number of the newly inserted row.
  2. Item: myNewRowNumber = 31.
    • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
    • Description: Assigns the value 31 to myNewRowNumber
Lines #6 and #9: With Worksheets(“Insert row”) | End With
  1. Item: With | End With.
    • VBA construct: With… End With statement.
    • Description: Statements within the With… End With statement (lines #7 and #8 below) are executed on the worksheet returned by item #2 below.
  2. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
    • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
Line #7: .Rows(myNewRowNumber).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: Rows(myNewRowNumber).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description:
      • Returns a Range object representing a row (whose number is represented by myNewRowNumber) of the worksheet in the opening statement of the With… End With statement (line #6 above).
      • In this example, myNewRowNumber equals 31. Therefore, Worksheet.Rows returns row 31 prior to the insertion of the new row. This is a different row from that returned by Worksheet.Rows in line #8 below.
      • This line #7 returns a row prior to the row insertion. This line is that above which the new row is inserted.
      • Line #8 below returns a row after the row insertion. This line is the newly-inserted row.
  2. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #1 above.
  3. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #2 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
Line #8: .Rows(myNewRowNumber).ClearFormats
  1. Item: Rows(myNewRowNumber).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description:
      • Returns a Range object representing a row (whose number is represented by myNewRowNumber) of the worksheet in the opening statement of the With… End With statement (line #6 above).
      • In this example, myNewRowNumber equals 31. Therefore, Worksheet.Rows returns row 31 after the insertion of the new row. This is a different row from that returned by Worksheet.Rows in line #7 above.
      • This line #8 returns a row after the row insertion. This line is the newly-inserted row.
      • Line #7 above returns a row prior to the row insertion. This line is that below the newly-inserted row.
  2. Item: ClearFormats.
    • VBA construct: Range.ClearFormats method.
    • Description: Clears the formatting of the row returned by item #1 above.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts a row below row 30 without applying the formatting from the rows above or below the newly- inserted row.

Macro inserts row without formatting

Example #6: Excel VBA Insert Row Below Active Cell

VBA Code to Insert Row Below Active Cell

The following macro inserts a row below the active cell.

Sub insertRowBelowActiveCell()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    ActiveCell.Offset(1).EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
End Sub

ActiveCell.Offset.EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown

Process Followed by Macro

Identify active cell; Move 1 row down; Identify row; Insert row

VBA Statement Explanation

ActiveCell.Offset(1).EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: ActiveCell.
    • VBA construct: Application.ActiveCell property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing the active cell.
  2. Item: Offset(1).
    • VBA construct: Range.Offset property.
    • Description:
      • Returns a Range object representing the cell range 1 row below the cell returned by item #1 above.
      • In this example, Range.Offset returns the cell immediately below the active cell.
  3. Item: EntireRow:
    • VBA construct: Range.EntireRow property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing the entire row containing the cell range returned by item #2 above.
  4. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #3 above.
  5. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #4 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. When I execute the macro, the active cell is B35. As expected, inserts a row below the active cell.

Macro inserts row below active cell

Example #7: Excel VBA Insert Copied Row

VBA Code to Insert Copied Row

The following macro (i) copies row 45, and (ii) inserts the copied row below row 40.

Sub insertCopiedRow()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    With Worksheets("Insert row")
        .Rows(45).Copy
        .Rows(41).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
    End With
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
End Sub

Rows.Copy | Rows.Insert | CutCopyMode = False

Process Followed by Macro

Identify row | Copy | Identify row | Insert copied row | Cancel Cut or Copy mode

VBA Statement Explanation

Lines #4 and #7: With Worksheets(“Insert row”) | End With
  1. Item: With | End With.
    • VBA construct: With… End With statement.
    • Description: Statements within the With… End With statement (lines #5 and #6 below) are executed on the worksheet returned by item #2 below.
  2. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
    • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
Line #5: .Rows(45).Copy
  1. Item: Rows(45).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 45 of the worksheet in the opening statement of the With… End With statement (line #4 above).
  2. Item: Copy.
    • VBA construct: Range.Copy method.
    • Description: Copies the row returned by item #1 above to the Clipboard.
Line #6: .Rows(41).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: Rows(41).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 41 of the worksheet in the opening statement of the With… End With statement (line #4 above).
  2. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #1 above.
      • The newly-inserted row isn’t blank. VBA inserts the row copied by line #5 above.
  3. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #2 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
Line #8: Application.CutCopyMode = False
  1. Item: Application.CutCopyMode = False.
    • VBA construct: Application.CutCopyMode property.
    • Description: Cancels (False) the Cut or Copy mode and removes the moving border that accompanies this mode.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA (i) copies row 45, and (ii) inserts the copied row below row 40.

Macro inserts copied row

Example #8: Excel VBA Insert Blank Rows Between Rows in a Data Range

VBA Code to Insert Blank Rows Between Rows in a Data Range

The following macro inserts blank rows within the specified data range. This results in all rows within the data range being separated by a blank row.

Sub insertBlankRowsBetweenRows()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    Dim myFirstRow As Long
    Dim myLastRow As Long
    Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet
    Dim iCounter As Long
    myFirstRow = 5
    Set myWorksheet = Worksheets("Insert blank rows")
    myLastRow = myWorksheet.Cells.Find( _
                                        What:="*", _
                                        LookIn:=xlFormulas, _
                                        LookAt:=xlPart, _
                                        SearchOrder:=xlByRows, _
                                        SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
    For iCounter = myLastRow To (myFirstRow + 1) Step -1
        myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
    Next iCounter
End Sub

For iCounter myLastRow to myFirstRow + 1 Step -1 | Rows.Insert

Process Followed by Macro

Identify range; go to last row; Insert row; go to previous row; loop

VBA Statement Explanation

Lines #4 through #9: Dim myFirstRow As Long | Dim myLastRow As Long | Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet | Dim iCounter As Long | myFirstRow = 5 | Set myWorksheet = Worksheets(“Insert blank rows”)
  1. Item: Dim myFirstRow As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (myFirstRow) as of the Long data type.
      • myFirstRow represents the number of the first row with data in the data range you work with.
  2. Item: Dim myLastRow As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (myLastRow) as of the Long data type.
      • myLastRow represents the number of the last row with data in the data range you work with.
  3. Item: Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new object variable (myWorksheet) to reference a Worksheet object.
      • myWorksheet represents the worksheet you work with.
  4. Item: Dim iCounter As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (iCounter) as of the Long data type.
      • iCounter represents a loop counter.
  5. Item: myFirstRow = 5.
    • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
    • Description: Assigns the value 5 to myFirstRow.
  6. Item: Set myWorksheet = Worksheets(“Insert blank rows”).
    • VBA constructs:
      • Set statement.
      • Workbooks.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Assigns the Worksheet object representing the “Insert blank rows” worksheet to myWorksheet.
Lines #10 through #15: myLastRow = myWorksheet.Cells.Find( What:=”*”, LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
  1. Item: myLastRow =.
    • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
    • Description: Assigns the value returned by items #2 through #9 below to myLastRow.
  2. Item: myWorksheet.Cells.
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Cells property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing all cells on myWorksheet.
  3. Item: Find.
    • VBA construct: Range.Find method.
    • Description:
      • Finds information in the cell range returned by item #2 above and returns a Range object representing the first cell where the information is found.
      • In this example, the Range object Range.Find returns represents the last cell with data in last row with data in myWorksheet.
  4. Item: What:=”*”.
    • VBA construct: What parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies the data Range.Find searches for. The asterisk (*) is a wildcard and, therefore, Range.Find searches for any character sequence.
  5. Item: LookIn:=xlFormulas.
    • VBA construct: LookIn parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies that Range.Find looks in formulas (xlFormulas).
  6. Item: LookAt:=xlPart.
    • VBA construct: LookAt parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies that Range.Find looks at (and matches) a part (xlPart) of the search data.
  7. Item: SearchOrder:=xlByRows.
    • VBA construct: SearchOrder parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies that Range.Find searches by rows (xlByRows).
  8. Item: SearchDirection:=xlPrevious.
    • VBA construct: SearchDirection parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies that Range.Find searches for the previous match (xlPrevious).
  9. Item: Row.
    • VBA construct: Range.Row property.
    • Description:
      • Returns the row number of the Range object returned by item #3 above.
      • In this example, the number returned by Range.Row corresponds to the last row with data in myWorksheet.
Lines #16 and #18: For iCounter = myLastRow To (myFirstRow + 1) Step -1 | Next iCounter
  1. Item: For | Next iCounter.
    • VBA construct: For… Next statement.
    • Description:
      • Repeats the statement inside the For… Next loop (line #17 below) a specific number of times.
      • In this example:
        • The macro starts on the last row of the data range as specified by item #2 below.
        • Every iteration, the loop counter decreases by 1, as specified by item #4 below. Therefore, the macro moves to the previous row.
        • The macro exits the loop after working with the second row in the data range (myFirstRow + 1), as specified by item #3 below.
  2. Item: iCounter = myLastRow.
    • VBA construct: Counter and Start of For… Next statement.
    • Description: Specifies myLastRow as the initial value of the loop counter (iCounter).
  3. Item: To (myFirstRow + 1).
    • VBA construct: End of For… Next statement.
    • Description: Specifies the value represented by myFirstRow plus 1 (myFirstRow + 1) as the final value of the loop counter.
  4. Item: Step -1.
    • VBA construct: Step of For… Next statement.
    • Description: Specifies that the loop counter (iCounter) decreases by 1 (-1) every loop iteration.
Line #17: myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description:
      • Returns a Range object representing the row (whose number is represented by iCounter) of myWorksheet.
      • Worksheet.Rows returns the row through which the macro is currently looping.
  2. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #1 above.
      • The macro loops through each line in the data range (excluding the first) as specified by lines #16 and #18 above. Therefore, Range.Insert inserts a row between all rows with data.
  3. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #2 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts blank rows within the specified data range. This results in all rows within the data range being separated by a blank row.

Macro inserts blank rows between rows

Example #9: Excel VBA Insert a Number of Rows Every Number of Rows in a Data Range

VBA Code to Insert a Number of Rows Every Number of Rows in a Data Range

The following macro inserts 2 rows every 3 rows within the specified data range.

Sub insertMRowsEveryNRows()
    'Source: powerspreadsheets.com/
    'For further information: https://powerspreadsheets.com/excel-vba-insert-row/
    Dim myFirstRow As Long
    Dim myLastRow As Long
    Dim myNRows As Long
    Dim myRowsToInsert As Long
    Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet
    Dim iCounter As Long
    myFirstRow = 5
    myNRows = 3
    myRowsToInsert = 2
    Set myWorksheet = Worksheets("Insert M rows every N rows")
    myLastRow = myWorksheet.Cells.Find( _
                                        What:="*", _
                                        LookIn:=xlFormulas, _
                                        LookAt:=xlPart, _
                                        SearchOrder:=xlByRows, _
                                        SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
    For iCounter = myLastRow To (myFirstRow + myNRows) Step -1
        If (iCounter - myFirstRow) Mod myNRows = 0 Then myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter & ":" & iCounter + myRowsToInsert - 1).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
    Next iCounter
End Sub

For iCounter = myLastRow To myFirstRow + myNRows Step -1 | If multiple of myNRows Then Rows.Insert

Process Followed by Macro

Identify data range; go to last row; conditional test; insert row; loop

VBA Statement Explanation

Lines #4 through 13: Dim myFirstRow As Long | Dim myLastRow As Long | Dim myNRows As Long | Dim myRowsToInsert As Long | Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet | Dim iCounter As Long | myFirstRow = 5 | myNRows = 3 | myRowsToInsert = 2 | Set myWorksheet = Worksheets(“Insert M rows every N rows”)
  1. Item: Dim myFirstRow As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (myFirstRow) as of the Long data type.
      • myFirstRow represents the number of the first row with data in the data range you work with.
  2. Item: Dim myLastRow As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (myLastRow) as of the Long data type.
      • myLastRow represents the number of the last row with data in the data range you work with.
  3. Item: Dim myNRows As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (myNRows) as of the Long data type.
      • myNRows represents the number of rows per block. The macro doesn’t insert rows between these rows.
  4. Item: Dim myRowsToInsert As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (myRowsToInsert) as of the Long data type.
      • myRowsToInsert represents the number of rows to insert.
  5. Item: Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new object variable (myWorksheet) to reference a Worksheet object.
      • myWorksheet represents the worksheet you work with.
  6. Item: Dim iCounter As Long.
    • VBA construct: Dim statement.
    • Description:
      • Declares a new variable (iCounter) as of the Long data type.
      • iCounter represents a loop counter.
  7. Item: myFirstRow = 5.
    • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
    • Description: Assigns the value 5 to myFirstRow.
  8. Item: myNRows = 3.
    • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
    • Description: Assigns the value 3 to myNRows.
  9. Item: myRowsToInsert = 2.
    • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
    • Description: Assigns the value 2 to myRowsToInsert.
  10. Item: Set myWorksheet = Worksheets(“Insert M rows every N rows”).
    • VBA constructs:
      • Set statement.
      • Workbooks.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Assigns the Worksheet object representing the “Insert M rows every N rows” worksheet to myWorksheet.
Lines #14 through #19: myLastRow = myWorksheet.Cells.Find( What:=”*”, LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
  1. Item: myLastRow =.
    • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
    • Description: Assigns the value returned by items #2 through #9 below to myLastRow.
  2. Item: myWorksheet.Cells.
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Cells property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing all cells on myWorksheet.
  3. Item: Find.
    • VBA construct: Range.Find method.
    • Description:
      • Finds information in the cell range returned by item #2 above and returns a Range object representing the first cell where the information is found.
      • In this example, the Range object Range.Find returns represents the last cell with data in last row with data in myWorksheet.
  4. Item: What:=”*”.
    • VBA construct: What parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies the data Range.Find searches for. The asterisk (*) is a wildcard and, therefore, Range.Find searches for any character sequence.
  5. Item: LookIn:=xlFormulas.
    • VBA construct: LookIn parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies that Range.Find looks in formulas (xlFormulas).
  6. Item: LookAt:=xlPart.
    • VBA construct: LookAt parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies that Range.Find looks at (and matches) a part (xlPart) of the search data.
  7. Item: SearchOrder:=xlByRows.
    • VBA construct: SearchOrder parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies that Range.Find searches by rows (xlByRows).
  8. Item: SearchDirection:=xlPrevious.
    • VBA construct: SearchDirection parameter of Range.Find method.
    • Description: Specifies that Range.Find searches for the previous match (xlPrevious).
  9. Item: Row.
    • VBA construct: Range.Row property.
    • Description:
      • Returns the row number of the Range object returned by item #3 above.
      • In this example, the number returned by Range.Row corresponds to the last row with data in myWorksheet.
Lines #20 and #22: For iCounter = myLastRow To (myFirstRow + myNRows) Step -1 | Next iCounter
  1. Item: For | Next iCounter.
    • VBA construct: For… Next statement.
    • Description:
      • Repeats the statement inside the For… Next loop (line #21 below) a specific number of times.
      • In this example:
        • The macro starts on the last row of the data range as specified by item #2 below.
        • Every iteration, the loop counter decreases by 1, as specified by item #4 below. Therefore, the macro moves to the previous row.
        • The macro exits the loop after working with the row below the first block of rows you want to keep, as specified by item #3 below. Each block of rows has a number of rows equal to myNRows.
        • In this example, myNRows equals 3. Therefore, the macro exits the loop after working with the fourth row in the data range.
  2. Item: iCounter = myLastRow.
    • VBA constructs: Counter and Start of For… Next statement.
    • Description: Specifies myLastRow as the initial value of the loop counter (iCounter).
  3. Item: To (myFirstRow + myNRows).
    • VBA construct: End of For… Next statement.
    • Description: Specifies the value represented by myFirstRow plus myNRows (myFirstRow + myNRows) as the final value of the loop counter.
  4. Item: Step -1.
    • VBA construct: Step of For… Next statement.
    • Description: Specifies that the loop counter (iCounter) decreases by 1 (-1) every loop iteration.
Line #21: If (iCounter – myFirstRow) Mod myNRows = 0 Then myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter & “:” & iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: If | Then.
    • VBA construct: If… Then… Else statement.
    • Description: Conditionally executes the statement specified by items #3 and #4 below, subject to condition specified by item #2 below being met.
  2. Item: (iCounter – myFirstRow) Mod myNRows = 0.
    • VBA constructs:
      • Condition of If… Then… Else statement.
      • Numeric expression with Mod operator.
    • Description:
      • The Mod operator (Mod) (i) divides one number (iCounter – myFirstRow) by a second number (myNRows), and (ii) returns the remainder of the division.
      • The condition ((iCounter – myFirstRow) Mod myNRows = 0) is met (returns True) if the remainder returned by Mod is 0.
      • The condition is met (returns True) every time the macro loops through a row above which blank rows should be added.
        • iCounter represents the number of the row through which the macro is currently looping.
        • (iCounter – myFirstRow) is the number of rows (in the data range) above the row through which the macro is currently looping.
        • ((iCounter – myFirstRow) Mod myNRows) equals 0 when the number of rows returned by (iCounter – myFirstRow) is a multiple of myNRows. This ensures that the number of rows left above the row through which the macro is currently looping can be appropriately separated into blocks of myNRows. In this example, myNRows equals 3. Therefore, the condition is met every 3 rows.
  3. Item: myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter & “:” & iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1).
    • VBA constructs:
      • Statements executed if the condition specified by item #2 above is met.
      • Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description:
      • Returns an object representing several rows of myWorksheet. The first row is represented by iCounter. The last row is represented by (iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1).
      • The number of rows Worksheet.Rows returns equals the number of rows to insert (myRowsToInsert).
        • iCounter represents the number of the row through which the macro is currently looping.
        • (iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1) returns a row located a number of rows (myRowsToInsert – 1) below the row through which the macro is currently looping. In this example, myRowsToInsert equals 2. Therefore, (iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1) returns a row located 1 (2 – 1) rows below the row through which the macro is currently looping.
  4. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Inserts new rows above the rows returned by item #3 above.
      • The number of inserted rows is equal to the value of myRowsToInsert. This is calculated as follows:
        lastRow# - firstRow# + 1
        (iCounter + myRowsToInsert - 1) - iCounter + 1 = myRowsToInsert
        

        In this example, if the current value of iCounter is 8: 

        (8 + 2 - 1) - 8 + 1
        9 - 8 + 1 = 2
        
  5. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the rows inserted by item #4 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts 2 rows every 3 rows within the specified data range.

Macro inserts rows every number of rows

VBA Add row to Table in Excel. We can add a single row or multiple rows and data to table. Default new rows added at the end of the table. In this tutorial we have explained multiple examples with explanation. We also shown example output screenshots. We have specified three examples in the following tutorial. You can change table and sheet name as per your requirement. We also specified step by step instructions how to run VBA macro code at the end of the session.

Table of Formats:

  • Objective
  • Syntax to Add Row to Table using VBA in Excel
  • Example to Add New Row to Table on the Worksheet in Excel
  • Add Multiple Rows to Table in Excel using VBA
  • Add Row & Data to Table on the Worksheet in Excel
  • Instructions to Run VBA Macro Code
  • Other Useful Resources

Syntax to Add Row to Table using VBA in Excel

Here is the syntax to add new row to table on the worksheet using VBA in Excel.

expression.Add(Position, AlwaysInsert)

Where expression represents the ListRows.
Position is an optional parameter. It represents the relative position of the new row. Accepts the Integer value.
AlwaysInsert is an optional parameter. It represents the cells to be shifted to down or not, based on Boolean value. Accepts the Boolean value either True or False.

Note: If position is not specified, default adds new row at the end of the table.

Example to Add New Row to Table on the Worksheet

Let us see the example to add new row to table on the worksheet. The sheet name defined as ‘Table‘. And we use table name as ‘MyDynamicTable‘. You can change these two as per your requirement. We Add method of the ListObject object.

 'VBA Add New Row to Table
Sub VBAF1_Add_Row_to_Table()
    
    'Declare Variables
    Dim oSheetName As Worksheet
    Dim sTableName As String
    Dim loTable As ListObject
    
    'Define Variable
    sTableName = "MyDynamicTable"
    
    'Define WorkSheet object
    Set oSheetName = Sheets("Table")
    
    'Define Table Object
    Set loTable = oSheetName.ListObjects(sTableName)
    
    'Add New row to the table
    loTable.ListRows.Add
       
End Sub

Output: Here is the following output screenshot of above example macro VBA code.

VBA Add Row to Table in Excel

Add Multiple Rows to Table in Excel using VBA

Here is another example to add multiple rows to table. In this example we add five(5) rows to the table. You can specify the number of rows count in the for loop.

'VBA Add Multiple Rows to Table
Sub VBAF1_Add_Multiple_Rows_to_Table()
    
    'Declare Variables
    Dim oSheetName As Worksheet
    Dim sTableName As String
    Dim loTable As ListObject
    Dim iCnt As Integer
    
    'Define Variable
    sTableName = "MyDynamicTable"
    
    'Define WorkSheet object
    Set oSheetName = Sheets("Table")
    
    'Define Table Object
    Set loTable = oSheetName.ListObjects(sTableName)
    
    For iCnt = 1 To 5 'You can change based on your requirement
        'Add multiple rows to the table
        loTable.ListRows.Add
    Next
    
End Sub

Output: Let us see the following output screenshot of above example macro VBA code.

VBA Add Multiple Rows to Table

Add Row & Data to Table on the Worksheet in Excel

Let us see how to add new row and data to the table using VBA in Excel. In the below example we add new row and data of 5 columns.

 'VBA Add Row and Data to Table
Sub VBAF1_Add_Row_And_Data_to_Table()
    
    'Declare Variables
    Dim oSheetName As Worksheet
    Dim sTableName As String
    Dim loTable As ListObject
    Dim lrRow As ListRow
    
    'Define Variable
    sTableName = "MyDynamicTable"
    
    'Define WorkSheet object
    Set oSheetName = Sheets("Table")
    
    'Define Table Object
    Set loTable = oSheetName.ListObjects(sTableName)
    
    'Add New row to the table
    Set lrRow = loTable.ListRows.Add
    
    'Add Data to recently added row
    With lrRow
        .Range(1) = 20
        .Range(2) = 30
        .Range(3) = 40
        .Range(4) = 50
        .Range(5) = 60
    End With
       
End Sub

Output: Here is the following output screenshot of above example VBA macro code.

VBA Add New Row and Data to Table in Excel

Instructions to Run VBA Macro Code or Procedure:

You can refer the following link for the step by step instructions.

Instructions to run VBA Macro Code

Other Useful Resources:

Click on the following links of the useful resources. These helps to learn and gain more knowledge.

VBA Tutorial VBA Functions List VBA Arrays in Excel VBA Tables and ListObjects

VBA Editor Keyboard Shortcut Keys List VBA Interview Questions & Answers Blog

Уважаемые форумчане, спасибо за напутствие, особенно Роману {login=sva} за код.  
На основе этого кода я разобрался более подробней и даже внес которые свои улучшения, а именно:  
1. Т.к. таблица имеет несколько столбов, то я для удобства объеденил ячейки вставляемой строки в одну.  
2. Эту самую одну ячейку с датой СЕГОДНЯ несколько отформатировал:  
— изменил шрифт текста,  
— расположение текста посередине ячейки,  
— цвет фона ячейки белый (в отличии от других ячеек, которые подкрашенны в разные цвета,  
— задал формат рамки ячейки.  

  Вот сам код:  
Private Sub Workbook_Open()  
Dim i As Long  
Application.ScreenUpdating = 0  
For i = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row To 1 Step -1  
   If InStr(Cells(i, 1), «Сегодня») > 0 Then  
       Rows(i).Delete  
       Exit For  
   End If  
Next  

  For i = 2 To Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row  
   If Cells(i, 1) > Date Then  
   Rows(i).Resize(1).EntireRow.Insert  
   Cells(i, 1).Value = «Сегодня » & Date  
   Range(Cells(i, 1), Cells(i, 4)).MergeCells = True  
   Range(Cells(i, 1), Cells(i, 4)).HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter  
   Range(Cells(i, 1), Cells(i, 4)).Borders.ColorIndex = 3  
   Range(Cells(i, 1), Cells(i, 4)).Borders.Weight = 4  
   Range(Cells(i, 1), Cells(i, 4)).Interior.ColorIndex = 0  
   Range(Cells(i, 1), Cells(i, 4)).Font.Bold = True  
   Range(Cells(i, 1), Cells(i, 4)).Font.Size = 16  

     Exit Sub  
   End If  
Next  
Application.ScreenUpdating = 1  
End Sub  

    Но кроме этого у меня есть вопросы, которые я сам не могу разобрать, помогите пожалуйста решить их, а именно:  
Т.к. таблица со временем будет вырастать и вырастать, то было бы очень хорошо, если бы при открытии автоматически перемещаться к строке с датой СЕГОДНЯ, а не прокручивать вручную. Вот как сделать это автоматическое перемещение при открытии?

Содержание

  1. Пример макроса для вставки и удаления строк или столбцов на нескольких листах в Excel
  2. Аннотация
  3. Дополнительная информация
  4. Пример макроса с использованием цикла для вставки строк на несколько листов
  5. Пример макроса для выбора столбца и вставки нового столбца
  6. VBA Excel. Метод Range.Insert (вставка со сдвигом ячеек)
  7. Метод Range.Insert
  8. Синтаксис
  9. Параметры
  10. Примеры
  11. Простая вставка диапазона
  12. Вставка вырезанного диапазона
  13. Вставка скопированного диапазона
  14. Вставка и перемещение строк
  15. Excel VBA Insert Row: Step-by-Step Guide and 9 Code Examples to Insert Rows with Macros
  16. Insert Rows in Excel
  17. Excel VBA Constructs to Insert Rows
  18. Insert Rows with the Range.Insert Method
  19. Purpose of Range.Insert
  20. Syntax of Range.Insert
  21. Parameters of Range.Insert
  22. How to Use Range.Insert to Insert Rows
  23. Specify Rows with the Worksheet.Rows Property
  24. Purpose of Worksheet.Rows
  25. Syntax of Worksheet.Rows
  26. How to Use Worksheet.Rows to Insert Rows
  27. Specify the Active Cell with the Application.ActiveCell Property
  28. Purpose of Application.ActiveCell
  29. Syntax of Application.ActiveCell
  30. How to Use Application.ActiveCell To Insert Rows
  31. Specify a Cell Range with the Worksheet.Range Property
  32. Purpose of Worksheet.Range
  33. Syntax of Worksheet.Range
  34. Parameters of Worksheet.Range
  35. How to Use Worksheet.Range to Insert Rows
  36. Specify a Cell with the Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item Properties
  37. Purpose of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item
  38. Syntax of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item
  39. Parameters of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item
  40. How to use Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item to Insert Rows
  41. Specify a Cell Range a Specific Number of Rows Below or Above a Cell or Cell Range with the Range.Offset Property
  42. Purpose of Range.Offset
  43. Syntax of Range.Offset
  44. Parameters of Range.Offset
  45. How to Use Range.Offset to Insert Rows
  46. Specify Entire Row with the Range.EntireRow Property
  47. Purpose of Range.EntireRow
  48. Syntax of Range.EntireRow
  49. How to Use Range.EntireRow to Insert Rows
  50. Clear Row Formatting with the Range.ClearFormats Method
  51. Purpose of Range.ClearFormats
  52. Syntax of Range.ClearFormats
  53. How to Use Range.ClearFormats to Insert Rows
  54. Copy Rows with the Range.Copy Method
  55. Purpose of Range.Copy
  56. Syntax of Range.Copy
  57. Parameters of Range.Copy
  58. How to Use Range.Copy to Insert Rows
  59. Related VBA and Macro Tutorials
  60. Excel VBA Code Examples to Insert Rows
  61. Example Workbooks
  62. Example #1: Excel VBA Insert Row
  63. VBA Code to Insert Row
  64. Process Followed by Macro
  65. VBA Statement Explanation
  66. Effects of Executing the Macro
  67. Example #2: Excel VBA Insert Multiple Rows
  68. VBA Code to Insert Multiple Rows
  69. Process Followed by Macro
  70. VBA Statement Explanation
  71. Effects of Executing the Macro
  72. Example #3: Excel VBA Insert Row with Same Format as Row Above
  73. VBA Code to Insert Row with Same Format as Row Above
  74. Process Followed by Macro
  75. VBA Statement Explanation
  76. Effects of Executing the Macro
  77. Example #4: Excel VBA Insert Row with Same Format as Row Below
  78. VBA Code to Insert Row with Same Format as Row Below
  79. Process Followed by Macro
  80. VBA Statement Explanation
  81. Effects of Executing the Macro
  82. Example #5: Excel VBA Insert Row without Formatting
  83. VBA Code to Insert Row without Formatting
  84. Process Followed by Macro
  85. VBA Statement Explanation
  86. Effects of Executing the Macro
  87. Example #6: Excel VBA Insert Row Below Active Cell
  88. VBA Code to Insert Row Below Active Cell
  89. Process Followed by Macro
  90. VBA Statement Explanation
  91. Effects of Executing the Macro
  92. Example #7: Excel VBA Insert Copied Row
  93. VBA Code to Insert Copied Row
  94. Process Followed by Macro
  95. VBA Statement Explanation
  96. Effects of Executing the Macro
  97. Example #8: Excel VBA Insert Blank Rows Between Rows in a Data Range
  98. VBA Code to Insert Blank Rows Between Rows in a Data Range
  99. Process Followed by Macro
  100. VBA Statement Explanation
  101. Effects of Executing the Macro
  102. Example #9: Excel VBA Insert a Number of Rows Every Number of Rows in a Data Range
  103. VBA Code to Insert a Number of Rows Every Number of Rows in a Data Range
  104. Process Followed by Macro
  105. VBA Statement Explanation
  106. Effects of Executing the Macro

Пример макроса для вставки и удаления строк или столбцов на нескольких листах в Excel

Аннотация

Эта статья содержит пример макроса Microsoft Visual Basic для приложений (вспомогательная процедура), который можно использовать для вставки или удаления строк или столбцов на нескольких листах в Microsoft Excel.

Дополнительная информация

Корпорация Майкрософт предоставляет примеры программирования только в целях демонстрации без явной или подразумеваемой гарантии. Данное положение включает, но не ограничивается этим, подразумеваемые гарантии товарной пригодности или соответствия отдельной задаче. Эта статья предполагает, что пользователь знаком с представленным языком программирования и средствами, используемыми для создания и отладки процедур. Инженеры службы поддержки Майкрософт могут объяснить функциональность отдельной процедуры. обязаны изменять примеры для реализации дополнительных возможностей или удовлетворения требований конкретных пользователей. Чтобы вставить или удалить строки или столбцы на нескольких листах, используйте команду For Each. Next statement для циклического прохода по всем необходимым листам или выберете строки или столбцы перед выполнением вставки или удаления.

Приведенные ниже примеры макросов работают только с непрерывным диапазоном столбцов или строк.

Пример макроса с использованием цикла для вставки строк на несколько листов

Пример макроса для выбора столбца и вставки нового столбца

Следующий пример макроса выбирает весь столбец перед вставкой новых столбцов:

Источник

VBA Excel. Метод Range.Insert (вставка со сдвигом ячеек)

Вставка диапазона со сдвигом ячеек вправо или вниз методом Insert объекта Range. Вставка и перемещение строк и столбцов из кода VBA Excel. Примеры.

Метод Range.Insert

Синтаксис

Expression – выражение (переменная), возвращающее объект Range.

Параметры

Параметр Описание Значения
Shift Необязательный параметр. Определяет направление сдвига ячеек. Если параметр Shift опущен, направление выбирается в зависимости от формы* диапазона. xlShiftDown (-4121) – ячейки сдвигаются вниз;
xlShiftToRight (-4161) – ячейки сдвигаются вправо.
CopyOrigin Необязательный параметр. Определяет: из каких ячеек копировать формат. По умолчанию формат копируется из ячеек сверху или слева. xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove (0) – формат копируется из ячеек сверху или слева;
xlFormatFromRightOrBelow (1) – формат копируется из ячеек снизу или справа.

* Если диапазон горизонтальный или квадратный (количество строк меньше или равно количеству столбцов), ячейки сдвигаются вниз. Если диапазон вертикальный (количество строк больше количества столбцов), ячейки сдвигаются вправо.

Примеры

Простая вставка диапазона

Вставка диапазона ячеек в диапазон «F5:K9» со сдвигом исходных ячеек вправо:

Если бы параметр Shift не был указан, сдвиг ячеек, по умолчанию, произошел бы вниз, так как диапазон горизонтальный.

Вставка вырезанного диапазона

Вставка диапазона, вырезанного в буфер обмена методом Range.Cut, из буфера обмена со сдвигом ячеек по умолчанию:

Вставка скопированного диапазона

Вставка диапазона, скопированного в буфер обмена методом Range.Copy, из буфера обмена со сдвигом ячеек по умолчанию:

Вставка и перемещение строк

Вставка одной строки на место пятой строки со сдвигом исходной строки вниз:

Вставка четырех строк на место пятой-восьмой строк со сдвигом исходных строк вниз:

Вставка строк с использованием переменных, указывающих над какой строкой осуществить вставку и количество вставляемых строк:

Источник

Excel VBA Insert Row: Step-by-Step Guide and 9 Code Examples to Insert Rows with Macros

In certain cases, you may need to automate the process of inserting a row (or several rows) in a worksheet. This is useful, for example, when you’re (i) manipulating or adding data entries, or (ii) formatting a worksheet that uses blank rows for organization purposes.

The information and examples in this VBA Tutorial should allow you to insert rows in a variety of circumstances.

This VBA Tutorial is accompanied by Excel workbooks containing the data and macros I use in the examples below. You can get immediate free access to these example workbooks by clicking the button below.

Use the following Table of Contents to navigate to the section you’re interested in.

Table of Contents

Insert Rows in Excel

When working manually with Excel, you can insert rows in the following 2 steps:

  1. Select the row or rows above which to insert the row or rows.
  2. Do one of the following:
    1. Right-click and select Insert.
    2. Go to Home > Insert > Insert Sheet Rows.
    3. Use the “Ctrl + Shift + +” keyboard shortcut.

You can use the VBA constructs and structures I describe below to automate this process to achieve a variety of results.

Excel VBA Constructs to Insert Rows

Insert Rows with the Range.Insert Method

Purpose of Range.Insert

Use the Range.Insert method to insert a cell range into a worksheet. The 2 main characteristics of the Range.Insert method are the following:

  1. Range.Insert can insert a single cell or a cell range. For purposes of this VBA Tutorial, you’re interested in inserting entire rows.
  2. To make space for the newly-inserted cells, Range.Insert shifts other cells away.

Syntax of Range.Insert

“expression” is a Range object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Parameters of Range.Insert

  1. Parameter: Shift.
    • Description: Specifies the direction in which cells are shifted away to make space for the newly-inserted row.
    • Optional/Required: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: Use a constant from the xlInsertShiftDirection Enumeration:
      • xlShiftDown or -4121: Shifts cells down.
      • xlShiftToRight or -4161: Shifts cells to the right.
    • Default: Excel decides based on the range’s shape.
    • Usage notes: When you insert a row: (i) use xlShiftDown or -4121, or (ii) omit parameter and rely on the default behavior.
  2. Parameter: CopyOrigin.
    • Description: Specifies from where (the origin) is the format for the cells in the newly inserted row copied.
    • Optional/Required: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: A constant from the xlInsertFormatOrigin Enumeration:
      • xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove or 0: Newly-inserted cells take formatting from cells above or to the left.
      • xlFormatFromRightOrBelow or 1: Newly-inserted cells take formatting from cells below or to the right.
    • Default: xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove or 0. Newly-inserted cells take the formatting from cells above or to the left.

How to Use Range.Insert to Insert Rows

Use the Range.Insert method to insert a row into a worksheet. Use a statement with the following structure:

For these purposes:

  • Range: Range object representing an entire row. Use the Worksheet.Rows or Range.EntireRow properties to return a Range object that represents the entire row. Please refer to the sections about the Rows and EntireRow properties below.
  • xlInsertFormatOriginConstant: xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove or xlFormatFromRightOrBelow. xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove is the default value. Therefore, when inserting rows with formatting from row above, you can usually omit the CopyOrigin parameter.

You can usually omit the Shift parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

Specify Rows with the Worksheet.Rows Property

Purpose of Worksheet.Rows

Use the Worksheet.Rows property to return a Range object representing all the rows within the worksheet the property works with.

Worksheet.Rows is read-only.

Syntax of Worksheet.Rows

“expression” is a Worksheet object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

How to Use Worksheet.Rows to Insert Rows

Use the Worksheet.Rows property to specify the row or rows above which new rows are inserted.

To insert a row, use a statement with the following structure:

“row#” is the number of the row above which the row is inserted.

To insert multiple rows, use a statement with the following structure:

“firstRow#” is the row above which the rows are inserted. The number of rows VBA inserts is calculated as follows:

Specify the Active Cell with the Application.ActiveCell Property

Purpose of Application.ActiveCell

Use the Application.ActiveCell property to return a Range object representing the active cell.

Application.ActiveCell is read-only.

Syntax of Application.ActiveCell

“expression” is the Application object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

How to Use Application.ActiveCell To Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Application.ActiveCell property to return the active cell. This allows you to use the active cell as reference for the row insertion operation.

Use the Range.Offset property to return a Range object a specific number of rows above or below the active cell. Use the Range.EntireRow property to return a Range object representing the entire row or rows above which to insert the new row. Please refer to the sections about the Offset and EntireRow properties below.

To insert a row above the active cell, use the following statement:

To insert a row a specific number of rows above or below the active cell, use a statement with the following structure:

Specify a Cell Range with the Worksheet.Range Property

Purpose of Worksheet.Range

Use the Worksheet.Range property to return a Range object representing a single cell or a cell range.

Syntax of Worksheet.Range

“expression” is a Worksheet object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Parameters of Worksheet.Range

  1. Parameter: Cell1.
    • Description:
      • If you use Cell1 alone (omit Cell2), Cell1 specifies the cell range.
      • If you use Cell1 and Cell2, Cell1 specifies the cell in the upper-left corner of the cell range.
    • Required/Optional: Required.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values:
      • If you use Cell1 alone (omit Cell2): (i) range address as an A1-style reference in language of macro, or (ii) range name.
      • If you use Cell1 and Cell2: (i) Range object, (ii) range address, or (iii) range name.
  2. Parameter: Cell2.
    • Description: Cell in the lower-right corner of the cell range.
    • Required/Optional: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: (i) Range object, (ii) range address, or (iii) range name.

How to Use Worksheet.Range to Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Worksheet.Range property to return a cell or cell range. This allows you to use a specific cell or cell range as reference for the row insertion operation.

Use the Range.Offset property to return a Range object a specific number of rows above or below the cell or cell range. Use the Range.EntireRow property to return a Range object representing the entire row or rows above which to insert the new row or rows. Please refer to the sections about the Offset and EntireRow properties below.

To insert rows above the cell range specified by Worksheet.Range, use a statement with the following structure:

To insert rows a specific number of rows above or below the cell range specified by Worksheet.Range use a statement with the following structure:

If the cell range represented by the Worksheet.Range property spans more than 1 row, the Insert method inserts several rows. The number of rows inserted is calculated as follows:

Please refer to the section about the Worksheet.Rows property above for further information about this calculation.

Specify a Cell with the Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item Properties

Purpose of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item

Use the Worksheet.Cells property to return a Range object representing all the cells within a worksheet.

Once your macro has all the cells within the worksheet, use the Range.Item property to return a Range object representing one of those cells.

Syntax of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item

Worksheet.Cells

“expression” is a Worksheet object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Range.Item

“expression” is a Range object. Therefore, I simplify as follows:

Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item Together

Considering the above:

However, Item is the default property of the Range object. Therefore, you can generally omit the Item keyword before specifying the RowIndex and ColumnIndex arguments. I simplify as follows:

Parameters of Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item

  1. Parameter: RowIndex.
    • Description:
      • If you use RowIndex alone (omit ColumnIndex), RowIndex specifies the index of the cell you work with. Cells are numbered from left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
      • If you use RowIndex and ColumnIndex, RowIndex specifies the row number of the cell you work with.
    • Required/Optional: Required.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: You usually specify RowIndex as a value.
  2. Parameter: ColumnIndex.
    • Description: Column number or letter of the cell you work with.
    • Required/Optional: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: You usually specify ColumnIndex as a value (column number) or letter within quotations (“”).

How to use Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item to Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Worksheet.Cells and Range.Item properties to return a cell. This allows you to use a specific cell as reference for the row insertion operation.

Use the Range.Offset property to return a Range object a specific number of rows above or below the cell. Use the Range.EntireRow property to return a Range object representing the entire row above which to insert the row. Please refer to the sections about the Offset and EntireRow properties below.

To insert a row above the cell specified by Worksheet.Cells, use a statement with the following structure:

To insert a row a specific number of rows above or below the cell specified by Worksheet.Cells, use a statement with the following structure:

Specify a Cell Range a Specific Number of Rows Below or Above a Cell or Cell Range with the Range.Offset Property

Purpose of Range.Offset

Use the Range.Offset property to return a Range object representing a cell range located a number of rows or columns away from the range the property works with.

Syntax of Range.Offset

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Parameters of Range.Offset

  1. Parameter: RowOffset.
    • Description: Number of rows by which cell or cell range is offset.
    • Required/Optional: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values:
      • Positive number: Moves down the worksheet.
      • Negative number: Moves up the worksheet.
      • 0: Stays on the same row.
    • Default: 0. Stays on the same row.
  2. Parameter: ColumnOffset.
    • Description: Number of columns by which cell or cell range is offset.
    • Required/Optional: Optional.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values:
      • Positive number: Moves towards the right of the worksheet.
      • Negative number: Moves towards the left of the worksheet.
      • 0: Stays on the same column.
    • Default: 0. Stays on the same column.
    • Usage notes: When you insert a row, you can usually omit the ColumnOffset parameter. You’re generally interested in moving a number of rows (not columns) above or below.

How to Use Range.Offset to Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Range.Offset property to specify a cell or cell range located a specific number of rows below above another cell or cell range. This allows you to use this new cell or cell range as reference for the row insertion operation.

Use properties such as Application.ActiveCell, Worksheet.Range and Worksheet.Cells to specify the base range the Offset property works with. Please refer to the sections about the ActiveCell, Range and Cells properties above.

Specify Entire Row with the Range.EntireRow Property

Purpose of Range.EntireRow

Use the Range.EntireRow property to return a Range object representing the entire row or rows containing the cell range the property works with.

Range.EntireRow is read-only.

Syntax of Range.EntireRow

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How to Use Range.EntireRow to Insert Rows

When you insert a row, use the Range.EntireRow property to return the entire row or rows above which the new row or rows are inserted.

Use properties such as Application.ActiveCell, Worksheet.Range and Worksheet.Cells to specify the range the EntireRow property works with. Please refer to the sections about the ActiveCell, Range and Cells properties above.

Clear Row Formatting with the Range.ClearFormats Method

Purpose of Range.ClearFormats

Use the Range.ClearFormats method to clear the formatting of a cell range.

Syntax of Range.ClearFormats

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How to Use Range.ClearFormats to Insert Rows

The format of the newly-inserted row is specified by the CopyOrigin parameter of the Range.Insert method. Please refer to the description of Range.Insert and CopyOrigin above.

When you insert a row, use the Range.ClearFormats method to clear the formatting of the newly-inserted rows. Use a statement with the following structure after the statement that inserts the new row (whose formatting you want to clear):

“Range” is a Range object representing the newly-inserted row.

Use the Worksheet.Rows or Range.EntireRow properties to return a Range object that represents the newly-inserted row. Please refer to the sections about the Rows and EntireRow properties above.

Copy Rows with the Range.Copy Method

Purpose of Range.Copy

Use the Range.Copy method to copy a cell range to another cell range or the Clipboard.

Syntax of Range.Copy

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Parameters of Range.Copy

  1. Parameter: Destination.
    • Description: Specifies the destination cell range to which the copied cell range is copied.
    • Required/Optional: Optional parameter.
    • Data type: Variant.
    • Values: You usually specify Destination as a Range object.
    • Default: Cell range is copied to the Clipboard.
    • Usage notes: When you insert a copied row, omit the Destination parameter to copy the row to the Clipboard.

How to Use Range.Copy to Insert Rows

Use the Range.Copy method to copy a row which you later insert.

Use a statement with the following structure before the statement that inserts the row:

“Range” is a Range object representing an entire row.

Use the Worksheet.Rows or Range.EntireRow properties to return a Range object that represents a row. Please refer to the sections about the Rows and EntireRow properties above.

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Excel VBA Code Examples to Insert Rows

Example Workbooks

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Each worksheet within the workbook contains a single data range. Most of the entries simply state “Data”.

Example #1: Excel VBA Insert Row

VBA Code to Insert Row

The following macro inserts a row below row 5 of the worksheet named “Insert row”.

Process Followed by Macro

VBA Statement Explanation

Worksheets(“Insert row”).Rows(6).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
    • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
  2. Item: Rows(6).
    • VBA construct: Worksheets.Rows property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 6 of the worksheet returned by item #1 above.
  3. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #2 above.
  4. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #3 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

Effects of Executing the Macro

The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts a row below row 5 of the worksheet.

Example #2: Excel VBA Insert Multiple Rows

VBA Code to Insert Multiple Rows

The following macro inserts 5 rows below row 10 of the worksheet named “Insert row”.

Process Followed by Macro

VBA Statement Explanation

Worksheets(“Insert row”).Rows(“11:15”).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
  1. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
    • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
    • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
  2. Item: Rows(“11:15”).
    • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
    • Description: Returns a Range object representing rows 11 to 15 of the worksheet returned by item #1 above.
  3. Item: Insert.
    • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Inserts new rows above the rows returned by item #2 above.
      • The number of inserted rows is equal to the number of rows returned by item #2 above. This is calculated as follows:

In this example:

  • Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the rows inserted by item #3 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
  • Effects of Executing the Macro

    The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts 5 rows below row 10 of the worksheet.

    Example #3: Excel VBA Insert Row with Same Format as Row Above

    VBA Code to Insert Row with Same Format as Row Above

    The following macro (i) inserts a row below row 20, and (ii) applies the formatting of row 20 to the newly-inserted row.

    Process Followed by Macro

    VBA Statement Explanation

    Worksheets(“Insert row”).Rows(21).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown, CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove
    1. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
      • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
      • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
    2. Item: Rows(21).
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
      • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 21 of the worksheet returned by item #1 above.
    3. Item: Insert.
      • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
      • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #2 above.
    4. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
      • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #3 above.
        • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
    5. Item: CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove.
      • VBA construct: CopyOrigin parameter of Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Sets formatting of row inserted by item #3 above to be equal to that of row above (xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove).
        • You can usually omit this parameter. xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove (or 0) is the default value of CopyOrigin.

    Effects of Executing the Macro

    The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA (i) inserts a row below row 20, and (ii) applies the formatting of row 20 to the newly-inserted row.

    Example #4: Excel VBA Insert Row with Same Format as Row Below

    VBA Code to Insert Row with Same Format as Row Below

    The following macro (i) inserts a row below row 25, and (ii) applies the formatting of the row below to the newly-inserted row.

    Process Followed by Macro

    VBA Statement Explanation

    Worksheets(“Insert row”).Rows(26).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown, CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromRightOrBelow
    1. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
      • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
      • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
    2. Item: Rows(26).
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
      • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 26 of the worksheet returned by item #1 above.
    3. Item: Insert.
      • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
      • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #2 above.
    4. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
      • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #3 above.
        • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
    5. Item: CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromRightOrBelow.
      • VBA construct: CopyOrigin parameter of Range.Insert method.
      • Description: Sets formatting of row inserted by item #3 above to be equal to that of row below (xlFormatFromRightOrBelow).

    Effects of Executing the Macro

    The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA (i) inserts a row below row 25, and (ii) applies the formatting of the row below to the newly-inserted row.

    Example #5: Excel VBA Insert Row without Formatting

    VBA Code to Insert Row without Formatting

    The following macro inserts a row below row 30 without applying the formatting from the rows above or below the newly- inserted row.

    Process Followed by Macro

    VBA Statement Explanation

    Lines #4 and #5: Dim myNewRowNumber As Long | myNewRowNumber = 31
    1. Item: Dim myNewRowNumber As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (myNewRowNumber) as of the Long data type.
        • myNewRowNumber represents the number of the newly inserted row.
    2. Item: myNewRowNumber = 31.
      • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
      • Description: Assigns the value 31 to myNewRowNumber
    Lines #6 and #9: With Worksheets(“Insert row”) | End With
    1. Item: With | End With.
      • VBA construct: With… End With statement.
      • Description: Statements within the With… End With statement (lines #7 and #8 below) are executed on the worksheet returned by item #2 below.
    2. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
      • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
      • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
    Line #7: .Rows(myNewRowNumber).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
    1. Item: Rows(myNewRowNumber).
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
      • Description:
        • Returns a Range object representing a row (whose number is represented by myNewRowNumber) of the worksheet in the opening statement of the With… End With statement (line #6 above).
        • In this example, myNewRowNumber equals 31. Therefore, Worksheet.Rows returns row 31 prior to the insertion of the new row. This is a different row from that returned by Worksheet.Rows in line #8 below.
        • This line #7 returns a row prior to the row insertion. This line is that above which the new row is inserted.
        • Line #8 below returns a row after the row insertion. This line is the newly-inserted row.
    2. Item: Insert.
      • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
      • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #1 above.
    3. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
      • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #2 above.
        • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
    Line #8: .Rows(myNewRowNumber).ClearFormats
    1. Item: Rows(myNewRowNumber).
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
      • Description:
        • Returns a Range object representing a row (whose number is represented by myNewRowNumber) of the worksheet in the opening statement of the With… End With statement (line #6 above).
        • In this example, myNewRowNumber equals 31. Therefore, Worksheet.Rows returns row 31 after the insertion of the new row. This is a different row from that returned by Worksheet.Rows in line #7 above.
        • This line #8 returns a row after the row insertion. This line is the newly-inserted row.
        • Line #7 above returns a row prior to the row insertion. This line is that below the newly-inserted row.
    2. Item: ClearFormats.
      • VBA construct: Range.ClearFormats method.
      • Description: Clears the formatting of the row returned by item #1 above.

    Effects of Executing the Macro

    The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts a row below row 30 without applying the formatting from the rows above or below the newly- inserted row.

    Example #6: Excel VBA Insert Row Below Active Cell

    VBA Code to Insert Row Below Active Cell

    The following macro inserts a row below the active cell.

    Process Followed by Macro

    VBA Statement Explanation

    ActiveCell.Offset(1).EntireRow.Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
    1. Item: ActiveCell.
      • VBA construct: Application.ActiveCell property.
      • Description: Returns a Range object representing the active cell.
    2. Item: Offset(1).
      • VBA construct: Range.Offset property.
      • Description:
        • Returns a Range object representing the cell range 1 row below the cell returned by item #1 above.
        • In this example, Range.Offset returns the cell immediately below the active cell.
    3. Item: EntireRow:
      • VBA construct: Range.EntireRow property.
      • Description: Returns a Range object representing the entire row containing the cell range returned by item #2 above.
    4. Item: Insert.
      • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
      • Description: Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #3 above.
    5. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
      • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #4 above.
        • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

    Effects of Executing the Macro

    The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. When I execute the macro, the active cell is B35. As expected, inserts a row below the active cell.

    Example #7: Excel VBA Insert Copied Row

    VBA Code to Insert Copied Row

    The following macro (i) copies row 45, and (ii) inserts the copied row below row 40.

    Process Followed by Macro

    VBA Statement Explanation

    Lines #4 and #7: With Worksheets(“Insert row”) | End With
    1. Item: With | End With.
      • VBA construct: With… End With statement.
      • Description: Statements within the With… End With statement (lines #5 and #6 below) are executed on the worksheet returned by item #2 below.
    2. Item: Worksheets(“Insert row”).
      • VBA construct: Workbook.Worksheets property.
      • Description: Returns a Worksheet object representing the “Insert row” worksheet.
    Line #5: .Rows(45).Copy
    1. Item: Rows(45).
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
      • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 45 of the worksheet in the opening statement of the With… End With statement (line #4 above).
    2. Item: Copy.
      • VBA construct: Range.Copy method.
      • Description: Copies the row returned by item #1 above to the Clipboard.
    Line #6: .Rows(41).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
    1. Item: Rows(41).
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
      • Description: Returns a Range object representing row 41 of the worksheet in the opening statement of the With… End With statement (line #4 above).
    2. Item: Insert.
      • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #1 above.
        • The newly-inserted row isn’t blank. VBA inserts the row copied by line #5 above.
    3. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
      • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #2 above.
        • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
    Line #8: Application.CutCopyMode = False
    1. Item: Application.CutCopyMode = False.
      • VBA construct: Application.CutCopyMode property.
      • Description: Cancels (False) the Cut or Copy mode and removes the moving border that accompanies this mode.

    Effects of Executing the Macro

    The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA (i) copies row 45, and (ii) inserts the copied row below row 40.

    Example #8: Excel VBA Insert Blank Rows Between Rows in a Data Range

    VBA Code to Insert Blank Rows Between Rows in a Data Range

    The following macro inserts blank rows within the specified data range. This results in all rows within the data range being separated by a blank row.

    Process Followed by Macro

    VBA Statement Explanation

    Lines #4 through #9: Dim myFirstRow As Long | Dim myLastRow As Long | Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet | Dim iCounter As Long | myFirstRow = 5 | Set myWorksheet = Worksheets(“Insert blank rows”)
    1. Item: Dim myFirstRow As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (myFirstRow) as of the Long data type.
        • myFirstRow represents the number of the first row with data in the data range you work with.
    2. Item: Dim myLastRow As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (myLastRow) as of the Long data type.
        • myLastRow represents the number of the last row with data in the data range you work with.
    3. Item: Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new object variable (myWorksheet) to reference a Worksheet object.
        • myWorksheet represents the worksheet you work with.
    4. Item: Dim iCounter As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (iCounter) as of the Long data type.
        • iCounter represents a loop counter.
    5. Item: myFirstRow = 5.
      • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
      • Description: Assigns the value 5 to myFirstRow.
    6. Item: Set myWorksheet = Worksheets(“Insert blank rows”).
      • VBA constructs:
        • Set statement.
        • Workbooks.Worksheets property.
      • Description: Assigns the Worksheet object representing the “Insert blank rows” worksheet to myWorksheet.
    Lines #10 through #15: myLastRow = myWorksheet.Cells.Find( What:=”*”, LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
    1. Item: myLastRow =.
      • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
      • Description: Assigns the value returned by items #2 through #9 below to myLastRow.
    2. Item: myWorksheet.Cells.
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Cells property.
      • Description: Returns a Range object representing all cells on myWorksheet.
    3. Item: Find.
      • VBA construct: Range.Find method.
      • Description:
        • Finds information in the cell range returned by item #2 above and returns a Range object representing the first cell where the information is found.
        • In this example, the Range object Range.Find returns represents the last cell with data in last row with data in myWorksheet.
    4. Item: What:=”*”.
      • VBA construct: What parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies the data Range.Find searches for. The asterisk (*) is a wildcard and, therefore, Range.Find searches for any character sequence.
    5. Item: LookIn:=xlFormulas.
      • VBA construct: LookIn parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies that Range.Find looks in formulas (xlFormulas).
    6. Item: LookAt:=xlPart.
      • VBA construct: LookAt parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies that Range.Find looks at (and matches) a part (xlPart) of the search data.
    7. Item: SearchOrder:=xlByRows.
      • VBA construct: SearchOrder parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies that Range.Find searches by rows (xlByRows).
    8. Item: SearchDirection:=xlPrevious.
      • VBA construct: SearchDirection parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies that Range.Find searches for the previous match (xlPrevious).
    9. Item: Row.
      • VBA construct: Range.Row property.
      • Description:
        • Returns the row number of the Range object returned by item #3 above.
        • In this example, the number returned by Range.Row corresponds to the last row with data in myWorksheet.
    Lines #16 and #18: For iCounter = myLastRow To (myFirstRow + 1) Step -1 | Next iCounter
    1. Item: For | Next iCounter.
      • VBA construct: For… Next statement.
      • Description:
        • Repeats the statement inside the For… Next loop (line #17 below) a specific number of times.
        • In this example:
          • The macro starts on the last row of the data range as specified by item #2 below.
          • Every iteration, the loop counter decreases by 1, as specified by item #4 below. Therefore, the macro moves to the previous row.
          • The macro exits the loop after working with the second row in the data range (myFirstRow + 1), as specified by item #3 below.
    2. Item: iCounter = myLastRow.
      • VBA construct: Counter and Start of For… Next statement.
      • Description: Specifies myLastRow as the initial value of the loop counter (iCounter).
    3. Item: To (myFirstRow + 1).
      • VBA construct: End of For… Next statement.
      • Description: Specifies the value represented by myFirstRow plus 1 (myFirstRow + 1) as the final value of the loop counter.
    4. Item: Step -1.
      • VBA construct: Step of For… Next statement.
      • Description: Specifies that the loop counter (iCounter) decreases by 1 (-1) every loop iteration.
    Line #17: myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
    1. Item: myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter).
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Rows property.
      • Description:
        • Returns a Range object representing the row (whose number is represented by iCounter) of myWorksheet.
        • Worksheet.Rows returns the row through which the macro is currently looping.
    2. Item: Insert.
      • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Inserts a new row above the row returned by item #1 above.
        • The macro loops through each line in the data range (excluding the first) as specified by lines #16 and #18 above. Therefore, Range.Insert inserts a row between all rows with data.
    3. Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
      • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the row inserted by item #2 above.
        • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.

    Effects of Executing the Macro

    The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts blank rows within the specified data range. This results in all rows within the data range being separated by a blank row.

    Example #9: Excel VBA Insert a Number of Rows Every Number of Rows in a Data Range

    VBA Code to Insert a Number of Rows Every Number of Rows in a Data Range

    The following macro inserts 2 rows every 3 rows within the specified data range.

    Process Followed by Macro

    VBA Statement Explanation

    Lines #4 through 13: Dim myFirstRow As Long | Dim myLastRow As Long | Dim myNRows As Long | Dim myRowsToInsert As Long | Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet | Dim iCounter As Long | myFirstRow = 5 | myNRows = 3 | myRowsToInsert = 2 | Set myWorksheet = Worksheets(“Insert M rows every N rows”)
    1. Item: Dim myFirstRow As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (myFirstRow) as of the Long data type.
        • myFirstRow represents the number of the first row with data in the data range you work with.
    2. Item: Dim myLastRow As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (myLastRow) as of the Long data type.
        • myLastRow represents the number of the last row with data in the data range you work with.
    3. Item: Dim myNRows As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (myNRows) as of the Long data type.
        • myNRows represents the number of rows per block. The macro doesn’t insert rows between these rows.
    4. Item: Dim myRowsToInsert As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (myRowsToInsert) as of the Long data type.
        • myRowsToInsert represents the number of rows to insert.
    5. Item: Dim myWorksheet As Worksheet.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new object variable (myWorksheet) to reference a Worksheet object.
        • myWorksheet represents the worksheet you work with.
    6. Item: Dim iCounter As Long.
      • VBA construct: Dim statement.
      • Description:
        • Declares a new variable (iCounter) as of the Long data type.
        • iCounter represents a loop counter.
    7. Item: myFirstRow = 5.
      • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
      • Description: Assigns the value 5 to myFirstRow.
    8. Item: myNRows = 3.
      • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
      • Description: Assigns the value 3 to myNRows.
    9. Item: myRowsToInsert = 2.
      • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
      • Description: Assigns the value 2 to myRowsToInsert.
    10. Item: Set myWorksheet = Worksheets(“Insert M rows every N rows”).
      • VBA constructs:
        • Set statement.
        • Workbooks.Worksheets property.
      • Description: Assigns the Worksheet object representing the “Insert M rows every N rows” worksheet to myWorksheet.
    Lines #14 through #19: myLastRow = myWorksheet.Cells.Find( What:=”*”, LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row
    1. Item: myLastRow =.
      • VBA construct: Assignment statement.
      • Description: Assigns the value returned by items #2 through #9 below to myLastRow.
    2. Item: myWorksheet.Cells.
      • VBA construct: Worksheet.Cells property.
      • Description: Returns a Range object representing all cells on myWorksheet.
    3. Item: Find.
      • VBA construct: Range.Find method.
      • Description:
        • Finds information in the cell range returned by item #2 above and returns a Range object representing the first cell where the information is found.
        • In this example, the Range object Range.Find returns represents the last cell with data in last row with data in myWorksheet.
    4. Item: What:=”*”.
      • VBA construct: What parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies the data Range.Find searches for. The asterisk (*) is a wildcard and, therefore, Range.Find searches for any character sequence.
    5. Item: LookIn:=xlFormulas.
      • VBA construct: LookIn parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies that Range.Find looks in formulas (xlFormulas).
    6. Item: LookAt:=xlPart.
      • VBA construct: LookAt parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies that Range.Find looks at (and matches) a part (xlPart) of the search data.
    7. Item: SearchOrder:=xlByRows.
      • VBA construct: SearchOrder parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies that Range.Find searches by rows (xlByRows).
    8. Item: SearchDirection:=xlPrevious.
      • VBA construct: SearchDirection parameter of Range.Find method.
      • Description: Specifies that Range.Find searches for the previous match (xlPrevious).
    9. Item: Row.
      • VBA construct: Range.Row property.
      • Description:
        • Returns the row number of the Range object returned by item #3 above.
        • In this example, the number returned by Range.Row corresponds to the last row with data in myWorksheet.
    Lines #20 and #22: For iCounter = myLastRow To (myFirstRow + myNRows) Step -1 | Next iCounter
    1. Item: For | Next iCounter.
      • VBA construct: For… Next statement.
      • Description:
        • Repeats the statement inside the For… Next loop (line #21 below) a specific number of times.
        • In this example:
          • The macro starts on the last row of the data range as specified by item #2 below.
          • Every iteration, the loop counter decreases by 1, as specified by item #4 below. Therefore, the macro moves to the previous row.
          • The macro exits the loop after working with the row below the first block of rows you want to keep, as specified by item #3 below. Each block of rows has a number of rows equal to myNRows.
          • In this example, myNRows equals 3. Therefore, the macro exits the loop after working with the fourth row in the data range.
    2. Item: iCounter = myLastRow.
      • VBA constructs: Counter and Start of For… Next statement.
      • Description: Specifies myLastRow as the initial value of the loop counter (iCounter).
    3. Item: To (myFirstRow + myNRows).
      • VBA construct: End of For… Next statement.
      • Description: Specifies the value represented by myFirstRow plus myNRows (myFirstRow + myNRows) as the final value of the loop counter.
    4. Item: Step -1.
      • VBA construct: Step of For… Next statement.
      • Description: Specifies that the loop counter (iCounter) decreases by 1 (-1) every loop iteration.
    Line #21: If (iCounter – myFirstRow) Mod myNRows = 0 Then myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter & “:” & iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1).Insert Shift:=xlShiftDown
    1. Item: If | Then.
      • VBA construct: If… Then… Else statement.
      • Description: Conditionally executes the statement specified by items #3 and #4 below, subject to condition specified by item #2 below being met.
    2. Item: (iCounter – myFirstRow) Mod myNRows = 0.
      • VBA constructs:
        • Condition of If… Then… Else statement.
        • Numeric expression with Mod operator.
      • Description:
        • The Mod operator (Mod) (i) divides one number (iCounter – myFirstRow) by a second number (myNRows), and (ii) returns the remainder of the division.
        • The condition ((iCounter – myFirstRow) Mod myNRows = 0) is met (returns True) if the remainder returned by Mod is 0.
        • The condition is met (returns True) every time the macro loops through a row above which blank rows should be added.
          • iCounter represents the number of the row through which the macro is currently looping.
          • (iCounter – myFirstRow) is the number of rows (in the data range) above the row through which the macro is currently looping.
          • ((iCounter – myFirstRow) Mod myNRows) equals 0 when the number of rows returned by (iCounter – myFirstRow) is a multiple of myNRows. This ensures that the number of rows left above the row through which the macro is currently looping can be appropriately separated into blocks of myNRows. In this example, myNRows equals 3. Therefore, the condition is met every 3 rows.
    3. Item: myWorksheet.Rows(iCounter & “:” & iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1).
      • VBA constructs:
        • Statements executed if the condition specified by item #2 above is met.
        • Worksheet.Rows property.
      • Description:
        • Returns an object representing several rows of myWorksheet. The first row is represented by iCounter. The last row is represented by (iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1).
        • The number of rows Worksheet.Rows returns equals the number of rows to insert (myRowsToInsert).
          • iCounter represents the number of the row through which the macro is currently looping.
          • (iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1) returns a row located a number of rows (myRowsToInsert – 1) below the row through which the macro is currently looping. In this example, myRowsToInsert equals 2. Therefore, (iCounter + myRowsToInsert – 1) returns a row located 1 (2 – 1) rows below the row through which the macro is currently looping.
    4. Item: Insert.
      • VBA construct: Range.Insert method.
      • Description:
        • Inserts new rows above the rows returned by item #3 above.
        • The number of inserted rows is equal to the value of myRowsToInsert. This is calculated as follows:

    In this example, if the current value of iCounter is 8:

  • Item: Shift:=xlShiftDown.
    • VBA construct: Shift parameter of Range.Insert method.
    • Description:
      • Shifts rows down (xlShiftDown) to make space for the rows inserted by item #4 above.
      • You can usually omit this parameter. By default, VBA decides how to shift the cells based on the range’s shape. When inserting a row, this usually results in Excel shifting the cells down.
  • Effects of Executing the Macro

    The following GIF illustrates the results of executing this macro. As expected, VBA inserts 2 rows every 3 rows within the specified data range.

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