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How to auto hide rows with blank cells in a colum in Excel?

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If you have a dataset in Excel with blank cells in a column, you may want to automatically hide the rows that contain those blanks in that column. In this guide, we'll show you how to automatically hide rows with blank cells using a simple VBA code, making it easier to manage your data without manually filtering or hiding rows.

Use VBA code to auto hide rows if blank cells in a column

Use VBA code to auto hide rows if blank cells in a column

The following code can help you hide all rows with blank cells in a specific column at once. If you delete the content of a cell in that column, the rows will automatically hide as well. Please do as follows:

1. Right-click on the sheet tab where you want to automatically hide rows with blank cells in a column, then select "View Code" from the context menu. In the "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" window that appears, copy and paste the following code into the blank "Module":

VBA code: Auto hide rows if blank cells in a column:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'Updateby Extendoffice
    Dim xRg As Range
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
        For Each xRg In Range("A1:A20")
            If xRg.Value = "" Then
                xRg.EntireRow.Hidden = True
        
            Else
                xRg.EntireRow.Hidden = False
            End If
        Next xRg
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

A screenshot of the VBA code for auto hiding rows with blank cells

Note: In the above code, "A1:A20" is the data range that contains the blank cells you want to automatically hide.

2. Now, go back to the worksheet. When you double-click any cell and press the "Enter" key, the rows containing blank cells in column A will be hidden immediately. Additionally, if you clear any cell content in the specified range of column A, the rows will hide automatically.

A screenshot showing rows automatically hidden due to blank cells in column A

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