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Delete rows that contain zero in a certain column in Excel

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-07-18

When managing data in Excel, there are occasions where you may need to efficiently clean up your dataset by removing rows that contain specific values, such as zeros in a particular column. This ensures your data remains accurate and relevant. This tutorial will guide you through three different methods to delete rows that contain zeros in a specified column: using Excel's Filter function, leveraging Kutools for Excel for a simplified approach, and employing VBA for more advanced users.

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Delete rows if cell contains zero with Filter function in Excel
Easily select rows if cell contains zero with Kutools for Excel
Delete rows if cell contains zero with VBA in Excel


Delete rows if cell contains zero with Filter function in Excel

You can use the Filter function to filter out all rows based on the zero values in a certain column, and then delete all visible rows later. Please do as follows.

1. Select the column cells which contain the zero values you want to delete the entire rows based on, then click Data > Filter. See screenshot:

2. Then a drop-down arrow is displaying in the first cell of the selected column, click the arrow, and then select Number Filters > Equals from the drop-down list.

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3. In the Custom AutoFilter dialog box, enter number 0 into the textbox as below screenshot shown, and then click the OK button.

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4. Then all zero value cells in this certain column are filtered out. Please select all visible cells in the filter range and right click on them, select Delete Rows from the right-clicking menu. And in the popping up prompt box, click the OK button. See screenshot:

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5. Now all visible rows are deleted. You can click Data > Filter again to show all data without zero value cells. See screenshot:

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Easily select rows if cell contains zero with Kutools for Excel

Here, we highly recommend using the "Select Specific Cells" utility from Kutools for Excel. This feature enables you to effortlessly select entire rows within a specified range that contain zeros in a particular column. After selecting these rows, you can manage them manually.

After downloading and installing Kutools for Excel, click Kutools > Select > Select Specific Cells to open the Select Specific Cells dialog box. Then configure the dialog as follows.

  1. Select the column range where you want to remove entire rows based on the zero values.
  2. Select the Entire row option in the Selection type section.
  3. Select Equals in the first Specific type drop-down list, then enter the number 0 into the text box.
  4. Click the OK button.
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Result

All rows containing zero values in the specified column will be selected automatically.

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Delete row if cell contains zero with VBA in Excel

This section will show you the VBA method to delete all rows if zero values exist in a certain column in Excel.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys simultaneously to display the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module, then copy and paste the following VBA code into the module window.

VBA: Delete entire rows if zero exists in a certain column

Sub DeleteZeroRow()
'Updateby20140616
Dim Rng As Range
Dim WorkRng As Range
On Error Resume Next
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set WorkRng = Application.Selection
Set WorkRng = Application.InputBox("Range", xTitleId, WorkRng.Address, Type:=8)
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Do
    Set Rng = WorkRng.Find("0", LookIn:=xlValues)
    If Not Rng Is Nothing Then
        Rng.EntireRow.Delete
    End If
Loop While Not Rng Is Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

3. Press the F5 key to run the code, in the popping up KutoolsforExcel dialog box, select the column range you want to delete entire rows based on the zero values inside, then click the OK button. See screenshot:

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Then all rows based on the zero values in specified column range are deleted immediately.

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By mastering these methods, you can streamline your data cleaning process in Excel, ensuring that your datasets are free from unwanted rows containing zeros. For those eager to delve deeper into Excel's capabilities, our website boasts a wealth of tutorials. Discover more Excel tips and tricks here.


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Despues de utilizar subtotal Como hacer para eliminar las filas involucradas que en el subtotal es igual a 0?
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Insert this in VB new module.
This is with InputBox to delete row which contains that word.

Attribute VB_Name = "FindDelRowByWord"
Sub FindDelRow()
'Updateby20140616
Dim Rng As Range
Dim WorkRng As Range
Dim xRep As String
On Error Resume Next
xTitleId = "ZOK Tools"
Set WorkRng = Application.Selection
Set WorkRng = Application.InputBox("Range", xTitleId, WorkRng.Address, Type:=8)
xRep = Application.InputBox("word to delete Row:", "ZOK Tools", , , , , 2)
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Do
Set Rng = WorkRng.Find(xRep, LookIn:=xlValues)
If Not Rng Is Nothing Then
Rng.EntireRow.Delete
End If
Loop While Not Rng Is Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
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WHAT IF you have a big sheet, and there are rows you want to keep, and others rows that contain certain key words and delete those? the kutools work for me but for one key word that many rows have that key word, the rows were deleted, i just want to have multiple key words to do the same? does this work for the code above?
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Good Day,
Kutools can deal with two key words at the same time. You need to enable its second condition with "And" or "Or". Hope I can help.
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This didn't work for me. It changed all values in my chosen column and the adjacent column to zeros. I must be doing something wrong!
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Hi Sheri,
The code works well in my case. Which Excel verson do you use?
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Hi Crystal. I posted this two years ago so I’m guessing I figured it out. But thanks for the reply.
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Hi dears , I need a code to hide the rows which have the value=0 on the column "N" in the sheet 1. The value of the column "N" will change when update the details on the Sheet 2. that's the time need to un-hide the row. is this possible to do this with Excel formula(without macro and Excel Filters).
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modified for my purpose--thank you for your help: Sub DeleteZeroRow() Dim Rng As Range Dim WorkRng As Range On Error Resume Next xTitleId = "" Application.Calculation = xlManual MsgBox "Set the range you want to remove the unused 0 quantity rows from" Set WorkRng = Application.InputBox("Range", xTitleId, "FG93:FG500", Type:=8) Application.ScreenUpdating = False Sheets("ENTRY").Select Do Set Rng = WorkRng.Find("0", LookIn:=xlValues) If Not Rng Is Nothing Then Rng.EntireRow.Delete End If Loop While Not Rng Is Nothing Application.ScreenUpdating = True Range("FF92").Select Selection.End(xlDown).Select MsgBox "Removed 0's ROWS from column FG--calculating now--please wait" Application.Calculation = xlAutomatic End Sub
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