Deleting worksheets from the workbook There are times when we may want to delete a worksheet from the workbook. Sometimes I add a worksheet as a temporary storage place for some work and want to delete the worksheet when I am finished. More commonly, when you create a new workbook, you may find more worksheets than you need because Excel includes a specified number (which you can change) of new worksheets when it creates a workbook. To delete a worksheets from the workbook, we use the Delete Sheet command, available on both the main menu and the popup menu produced by right clicking on a worksheet tab. If a worksheet contains no data, it will be immediately deleted. If a worksheet contains data, a confirmation dialog is displayed and will only be deleted if confirmed. The Delete Sheet command is not undoable. To demonstrate deleting sheets, we will delete Sheet2 and Sheet3 from a workbook. Note: the delete and backspaces keys have the active cell as their target and will not delete a worksheet. Deleting worksheets from the workbook, Slide 1Copyright © 2004, Jim Schwab, University of Texas at Austin

Deleting worksheets from the workbook - 1 We will delete Sheet3 from the workbook. If necessary, click on the tab for Sheet3 to make it the active worksheet. Select the Delete Sheet command from the Edit menu. We will delete Sheet3 from the workbook. If necessary, click on the tab for Sheet3 to make it the active worksheet. Select the Delete Sheet command from the Edit menu. Deleting worksheets from the workbook, Slide 2Copyright © 2004, Jim Schwab, University of Texas at Austin

Deleting worksheets from the workbook - 2 If the worksheet was empty and had never had data entered in any cells, as was Sheet3, it is immediately deleted from the workbook. If the worksheet had contained data, a confirmation dialog box would have appeared to make certain the deletion was intended. If the worksheet was empty and had never had data entered in any cells, as was Sheet3, it is immediately deleted from the workbook. If the worksheet had contained data, a confirmation dialog box would have appeared to make certain the deletion was intended. Deleting worksheets from the workbook, Slide 3Copyright © 2004, Jim Schwab, University of Texas at Austin

Deleting worksheets from the workbook - 3 We will delete Sheet2 from the workbook, but before we delete it, we will add some data so that the confirmation dialog appears. Click on cell A1 and type 1. Press the Enter key. The worksheet now contains some data. Click on cell A1 and type 1. Press the Enter key. The worksheet now contains some data. Deleting worksheets from the workbook, Slide 4Copyright © 2004, Jim Schwab, University of Texas at Austin

Deleting worksheets from the workbook - 4 If necessary, click on the tab for Sheet2 to make it the active worksheet. Position the mouse cursor over the tab for Sheet2 and click the right mouse button. Select the Delete command from the popup menu. If necessary, click on the tab for Sheet2 to make it the active worksheet. Position the mouse cursor over the tab for Sheet2 and click the right mouse button. Select the Delete command from the popup menu. Deleting worksheets from the workbook, Slide 5Copyright © 2004, Jim Schwab, University of Texas at Austin

Deleting worksheets from the workbook - 5 Since we entered data on the worksheet, a confirmation dialog box appears to make certain the deletion was intended. Since we want to delete the sheet, click on the Delete button. Since we entered data on the worksheet, a confirmation dialog box appears to make certain the deletion was intended. Since we want to delete the sheet, click on the Delete button. Deleting worksheets from the workbook, Slide 6Copyright © 2004, Jim Schwab, University of Texas at Austin

Deleting worksheets from the workbook - 6 When we click on the Delete button in the confirmation dialog box, Sheet2 is deleted from the workbook. Deleting worksheets from the workbook, Slide 7Copyright © 2004, Jim Schwab, University of Texas at Austin