How to hide worksheet tabs in Excel

Hiding one or multiple Excel worksheets is useful for several reasons. Firstly, it's a way of reducing clutter. Unnecessary worksheet tabs only lengthen the tab strip along the bottom, so reducing the amount makes it easier to find the worksheet you want to jump to. Part of that clutter might be supporting worksheets, which are necessary for the main sheets to calculate correctly, but there's no reason to have them on show continually. You might also have archive reports or statements from previous years that are seldom used. Or you have sensitive and confidential data that you don't want anyone to see when sharing the workbook (be cautious about this!). Whatever the reason, it's worth being aware of a couple of ways to hide a worksheet. The standard method is to right-click on the tab and select Hide. Great! The tab is hidden; however, right-clicking on another and selecting Unhide brings up a window with a list of the hidden sheets that can easily be made visible again. For a higher level of invisibility, open the VBA Editor (Alt + F11), click on a sheet in Project Explorer and choose 2 - xlSheetVeryHidden. This goes a step further than xlSheetHidden and hides the worksheet from the Unhide window. Many users wouldn't even know this extra option exists, and they would have to go out of their way to find it. Whilst having the extra layer is good, it's important not to misuse it. Merely hiding sensitive and confidential data is not always smart, although it does depend on your circumstances. And if you're thinking of combining this with password protection, just be aware that isn't very secure either, so sometimes the best option is to move it over to a separate unshared workbook. #exceleration #excel #microsoftexcel #excelformulas #exceltips #exceltricks #globalexcelsummit --- The Global Excel Summit is the world's largest gathering of Microsoft Excel users and experts. Find us on: 🌐 Website: https://globalexcelsummit.com 👔 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/global-excel-summit 🆇 X: https://x.com/ExcelSummit 🤳 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalexcelsummit 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/globalexcelsummit 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/globalexcelsummit 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@globalexcelsummit