Rob has a workbook that contains multiple worksheets. He would like to know the easiest way to remove filters and unhide rows and columns in all the worksheets at once.
One would think that it would be possible to do this manually by building a "selection set" of all the worksheets you want to affect, and then removing filters. While you can use this approach for unhiding rows, you cannot affect filters—once you select more than a single worksheet, the Filter tool (on the Data tab of the ribbon) is no longer selectable.
This means that you must use a macro to do the work—unless you want to remove filters one worksheet at a time. Here is a short little macro that will remove any filters applied to any worksheets in the workbook:
Sub RemoveFilters()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For Each wks In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
If wks.AutoFilterMode Then wks.AutoFilterMode = False
Next wks
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
If the hidden rows and columns are a result of the filters you applied, those rows and columns should be visible after removing all the filters. If there are other rows and columns that are manually hidden and that you want displayed, you can use the following version of the macro:
Sub RemoveFiltersUnhide()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For Each wks In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
With wks
If .AutoFilterMode Then .AutoFilterMode = False
.Rows.Hidden = False
.Columns.Hidden = False
End With
Next wks
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
This version removes filters and then unhides any rows and columns previously hidden.
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2020-11-25 03:56:08
Philip
My expectation would be that if this is an action that's needed regularly in a certain workbook, setting up a custom view for that scenario is the most straightforward solution (no need to change the file type from xlsx to xlsm for example, no need to change any security settings etc. ...)
2016-05-16 10:44:57
Gary Lundblad
The Remove Filters macro would be great for me, but it doesn't seem to be working.
Thank you!
Gary
2016-05-14 08:39:50
Dave
Both macros don't work for me?
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