In lines 3 to 7, we looped through each cell in row “8” of the Active Worksheet.

In line 2 we defined a variable called cell, which can refer to a range of cells.

In line 1 we defined the function name.

Let us take a few minutes to understand this code

You should see all the columns marked with an X in row 8 hidden (columns B and D).

Select the macro (or module) named ‘HideCols’ and click on the Run button.

This will open the Macro Window, where you will find the names of all the macros that you have created so far.

Click on the Macros button (under the Code group).

We want to hide columns for Monday and Wednesdays (Columns B and D), so we added an X in cells B8 and D8.

Put X’s in row 8 for all the rows that you want to hide.

Now whenever you need to use it, you simply need to run it. Select Customize Ribbon and check the Developer option from Main Tabs. Note: If you can’t see the Developer ribbon, from the File menu, go to Options. But you can replace the row number from “8” in line 3 to the row number that you plan to put your ‘X’s in.

In our example, we want to hide the columns that contain an ‘X’ in row 8.

Copy the above lines of code and paste them into the new module window. You should see a new module window open up.

Make sure ‘ThisWorkbook’ is selected under the VBA project with the same name as your Excel workbook.

If you don’t see the Project Explorer, click on View->Project Explorer

Once your VBA window opens, you will see all your project files and folders in the Project Explorer on the left side.

From the Developer menu ribbon, select Visual Basic.

To enter the above code, all you have to do is copy it and paste it in your developer window. Writing the VBA Codeįor Each cell In ('8').Cells It should essentially analyze each cell from A8 to F8 and adjust the ‘Hidden’ attribute of the column that you want to hide. Say you have columns containing sales figures for Monday through Friday, and you want to run a macro to hide all columns that have the letter X in row 8.įor this, we need a macro that will loop through each cell of row 8 and hide the corresponding column. Let us use the following dataset to demonstrate: It can be a number, a letter, a word, or even a phrase. The value, based on which you want to hide the columns, can be anything you like. In this example, we will show you how to hide all columns that contain a particular value in a given cell.

Hiding Columns Based on Cell Value when Macro is Executed

Hiding Columns in Real-time Based on a Cell Value.

Un-hiding Columns Based on Cell Value when Macro is Executed.

Hiding Columns Based on Cell Value when Macro is Executed.

Hide columns in excel