XL: Macro That Changes Cell Dimensions on Multiple Sheets Fails

ID: Q131164

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you record a macro that changes column widths, changes row heights, or hides/unhides rows or columns while multiple sheets are selected, the macro may not run as you expect. When you run the macro, only the active sheet in the multiple sheet selection will reflect the changes to the column widths and/or row heights.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this situation, modify the recorded macro. To determine which portions of your macro to modify, follow these steps:

On the Tools menu, point to Record Macro, and then click Record New Macro. Click OK.

Press and hold the CTRL key and select the sheet tabs for Sheet1 and Sheet2.

Click the Sheet1 tab to activate Sheet1.

Select column A.

To hide column A, point to Column on the Format menu, and then click Hide.

The recorded macro will appear as follows:


      Sub Macro1()
         Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
         Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
         Columns("A:A").Select
         Selection.EntireColumn.Hidden = True
      End Sub

When you run this macro, column A on Sheet1 will be hidden, but column A on Sheet2 will remain unhidden. To correct the macro so that column A is hidden on both sheets, modify the macro so that it looks like the following example:


   Sub Macro1()

      ' Select Sheet1 and Sheet2 and make Sheet1 the active sheet.

      Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
      Sheets("Sheet1").Activate

      ' Loop through each sheet in the selected sheets and hide column
      ' A on that sheet.

      For Each Sht In ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets
         Sht.Columns("A:A").Hidden = True
      Next

   End Sub

If you want to be prompted for the column letter for the column to hide, use the following macro:


   Sub Macro1()

      ' Assign column letter to variable.
      colx = InputBox ("Enter a letter for the column to hide")

      ' Select Sheet1 and Sheet2 and make Sheet1 the active sheet.

      Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
      Sheets("Sheet1").Activate

      ' Loop through each sheet in the selected sheets and hide column
      ' A on that sheet.

      For Each Sht In ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets
         Sht.Columns("" & colx & ":" & colx & "").Hidden = True
      Next

   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode PgmOthr KbVBA
Version : MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a; WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; winnt:5.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug