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How to split data into multiple worksheets based on column in Excel?

Supposing you have a worksheet with huge rows of data, and now, you need to split the data into multiple worksheets based on the Name column (see following screenshot), and the names are entered randomly. Maybe you can sort them first, and then copy and paste them one by one into other new worksheets. But this will need your patience to copy and paste repeatedly. Today, I will talk about some quick tricks to solve this task.

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Split data into multiple worksheets based on column with VBA code

Split data into multiple worksheets based on column with Kutools for Excel


Split data into multiple worksheets based on column with VBA code

If you want to split the data based on column value quickly and automatically, the following VBA code is a good choice. Please do as this:

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.

Sub Splitdatabycol()
'updateby Extendoffice
Dim lr As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim vcol, i As Integer
Dim icol As Long
Dim myarr As Variant
Dim title As String
Dim titlerow As Integer
Dim xTRg As Range
Dim xVRg As Range
Dim xWSTRg As Worksheet
Dim xWS As Worksheet
On Error Resume Next
Set xTRg = Application.InputBox("Please select the header rows:", "Kutools for Excel", "", Type:=8)
If TypeName(xTRg) = "Nothing" Then Exit Sub
Set xVRg = Application.InputBox("Please select the column you want to split data based on:", "Kutools for Excel", "", Type:=8)
If TypeName(xVRg) = "Nothing" Then Exit Sub
vcol = xVRg.Column
Set ws = xTRg.Worksheet
lr = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, vcol).End(xlUp).Row
title = xTRg.AddressLocal
titlerow = xTRg.Cells(1).Row
icol = ws.Columns.Count
ws.Cells(1, icol) = "Unique"
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
If Not Evaluate("=ISREF('xTRgWs_Sheet!A1')") Then
Sheets.Add(after:=Worksheets(Worksheets.Count)).Name = "xTRgWs_Sheet"
Else
Sheets("xTRgWs_Sheet").Delete
Sheets.Add(after:=Worksheets(Worksheets.Count)).Name = "xTRgWs_Sheet"
End If
Set xWSTRg = Sheets("xTRgWs_Sheet")
xTRg.Copy
xWSTRg.Paste Destination:=xWSTRg.Range("A1")
ws.Activate
For i = (titlerow + xTRg.Rows.Count) To lr
On Error Resume Next
If ws.Cells(i, vcol) <> "" And Application.WorksheetFunction.Match(ws.Cells(i, vcol), ws.Columns(icol), 0) = 0 Then
ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, icol).End(xlUp).Offset(1) = ws.Cells(i, vcol)
End If
Next
myarr = Application.WorksheetFunction.Transpose(ws.Columns(icol).SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants))
ws.Columns(icol).Clear
For i = 2 To UBound(myarr)
ws.Range(title).AutoFilter field:=vcol, Criteria1:=myarr(i) & ""
If Not Evaluate("=ISREF('" & myarr(i) & "'!A1)") Then
Set xWS = Sheets.Add(after:=Worksheets(Worksheets.Count))
xWS.Name = myarr(i) & ""
Else
xWS.Move after:=Worksheets(Worksheets.Count)
End If
xWSTRg.Range(title).Copy
xWS.Paste Destination:=xWS.Range("A1")
ws.Range("A" & (titlerow + xTRg.Rows.Count) & ":A" & lr).EntireRow.Copy xWS.Range("A" & (titlerow + xTRg.Rows.Count))
Sheets(myarr(i) & "").Columns.AutoFit
Next
xWSTRg.Delete
ws.AutoFilterMode = False
ws.Activate
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub

3. Then, press F5 key to run the code, and a prompt box is popped out to remind you select the header row, see screenshot:

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4. And then, click OK button, and in the second prompt box, please select the column data that you want to split based on, see screenshot:

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5. Then, click OK, and all data in the active worksheet is split into multiple worksheets by the column value. And the split worksheets are named with the split cell names. See screenshot:

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Note: The split worksheets are placed in the end of the workbook where the master worksheet is in.


Split data into multiple worksheets based on column with Kutools for Excel

As an Excel beginner, this long VBA code is somewhat difficult for us, and most of us even don't know how to modify the code as our need. Here, I will introduce you a multifunctional tool--Kutools for Excel, its Split Data utility not only can help you to split data into multiple worksheets based on column, but also can split data by rows count.

Note:To apply this Split Data, firstly, you should download the Kutools for Excel, and then apply the feature quickly and easily.

After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:

1. Select the range of data that you want to split.

2. Click Kutools Plus > Worksheet > Split Data, see screenshot:

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3. In the Split Data into Multiple Worksheets dialog box, you need to:

1). Select Specific column option in the Split based on section, and choose the column value which you want to split the data based on in the drop-down list. (If your data has headers and you want to insert them into each new split worksheet, please check My data has headers option.)

2). Then you can specify the split worksheet names, under the New worksheets name section, specify the worksheet names rules from the Rules drop down list, you can add the Prefix or Suffix for the sheet names as well.

3). Click the OK button. See screenshot:

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4. Now the data are split into multiple worksheets in a new workbook.

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Sub SplitDataByColWorkbook()
Dim lr As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim vcol As Integer
Dim icol As Long
Dim myarr As Variant
Dim title As String
Dim titlerow As Integer
Dim xTRg As Range
Dim xVRg As Range
Dim xWSTRg As Worksheet
Dim xWS As Workbook
Dim wb As Workbook


Set wb = ThisWorkbook
Set ws = wb.Sheets(1) ' Assuming you want to work with the first sheet in the workbook

On Error Resume Next
Set xTRg = Application.InputBox("Please select the header rows:", "Select Header Rows", Type:=8)
If xTRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

On Error Resume Next
Set xVRg = Application.InputBox("Please select the column you want to split data based on:", "Select Split Column", Type:=8)
If xVRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

vcol = xVRg.Column
lr = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, vcol).End(xlUp).Row
title = xTRg.AddressLocal
titlerow = xTRg.Cells(1).Row
icol = ws.Columns.Count
ws.Cells(1, icol) = "Unique"

Application.DisplayAlerts = False
If Not Evaluate("=ISREF('xTRgWs_Sheet'!A1)") Then
Set xWS = Workbooks.Add
Else
Set xWS = Workbooks.Add
End If

Set xWSTRg = xWS.Sheets(1)
xTRg.Copy
xWSTRg.Range("A1").PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
ws.Activate

For i = (titlerow + xTRg.Rows.Count) To lr
On Error Resume Next
If ws.Cells(i, vcol) <> "" And Application.WorksheetFunction.Match(ws.Cells(i, vcol), ws.Columns(icol), 0) = 0 Then
ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, icol).End(xlUp).Offset(1) = ws.Cells(i, vcol)
End If
Next

myarr = Application.WorksheetFunction.Transpose(ws.Columns(icol).SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants))
ws.Columns(icol).Clear

For i = 2 To UBound(myarr)
ws.Range(title).AutoFilter field:=vcol, Criteria1:=myarr(i) & ""
Set xWS = Workbooks.Add
Set xWSTRg = xWS.Sheets(1)
xTRg.Copy
xWSTRg.Range("A1").PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
ws.Range("A" & (titlerow + xTRg.Rows.Count) & ":A" & lr).EntireRow.Copy xWSTRg.Range("A" & (titlerow + xTRg.Rows.Count))
xWSTRg.Columns.AutoFit
xWS.SaveAs myarr(i) & ".xlsx" ' Change the file name as needed
xWS.Close SaveChanges:=False
Next

ws.AutoFilterMode = False
wb.Activate
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub
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First of all, thank you for the macro.

I would like to ask if there is any way to maintain the column widths. My 'original' tab was completely formatted. However, after running the macro, it loses the column formatting and appears quite messy.

English is not my first language (sorry).

Thank you again!
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The original header is not copied in the split sheet.
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This works wonderfully, thank you very much!!! Huge time-saver.
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Hello,

I am having a hard time getting this code to work. When I run it, it just creates a duplicate sheet and does not split columns into multiple sheets.

I do have values that exceed 31 characters as well as special characters such as "-" and "()" in my column, how can I account for that without a lot of manual changes?
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This worked great!!! One question... my formulas didn't transfer to each sheet correctly. What do I need to do differently to transfer the formulas?
Thank you!!!!!
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Nice code, but it just copied everything to the new tables, named correctly though. So, the data filtering did not work at all, just copy paste.
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When I run this using a small amount of data like the example it works. I'm trying to use this on a database with 400k + rows of data. When I run the macro, a second tab is created with just the header row and no data.
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Hello, Ryan,

As you mentioned, the code works well for small data ranges, if there are lots of data, the code will not work properly.
In such situations, I recommend using the "Split Data" feature offered by Kutools for Excel. This powerful feature can greatly assist you in managing large amounts of data. To take advantage of this feature, you can download and install Kutools for Excel, which is available for a 30-day free trial.

Please have a try, thank you!
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I've come across many solutions in VBA message boards for parsing data into worksheets or columns based upon filtering a particular column, but they all require a bit of tinkering and customization. What makes this so brilliant is that it is dynamic, user-friendly even for beginners (which gives it shareable utility), and copy/paste ready.

You rock.
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Hi, Dane,
Thanks for your comment, glad this can help you! Have a good day!
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When I try to split data from a different sheet, it copies and pastes the entire sheet into one sheet instead of multiple sheets. Could this be because the naming convention of the sheet I'm trying to split is similar to another sheet?
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Hello, Giancarlo,

If the data in the column is same with a sheet name in the workbook, the sheet with the same name will be kept, other data will be split into separate sheet.
Thanks for your comment.
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