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 How to apply a button to clear specific cells in Excel?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2020-11-05

Normally, you can hold the Ctrl key to select multiple specific cells, and then clear the cell contents as you need. If you are always need to clear these specific cells time to time, you can create a clear button to clear them with just one click. In this article, I will talk about how to create a clear all button to clear some specific cell contents.

Apply a button to clear specific cell contents with VBA code


arrow blue right bubble Apply a button to clear specific cell contents with VBA code

First, you should create a shape button, and then apply a code, at last, tie the code to the shape button. Please do as follows:

1. Click Insert > Shapes > Rectangles to select the Rectangle shape, and then drag the mouse to draw a rectangle button in anywhere of the sheet as you need, see screenshot:

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2. Then input the text and format the shape button as you need, see screenshot:

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3. And then you should insert the VBA code, please hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.

VBA code: Clear cell contents from specific cells:

Sub Clearcells()
'Updateby Extendoffice
Range("A2", "A5").Clear
Range("C10", "D18").Clear
Range("B8", "B12").Clear
End Sub

Note: In the above code: A2,A5 indicate it will clear the cells in the range A2:A5, not just the two cells individually, you can add multiple ranges, such as Range("B8", "B12").Clear script within the code to clear.

4. Then save and close the code window, and then link the code to the shape button, right click the button, and select Assign Macro, in the Assign Macro dialog box, choose the Clearcells code name from the Macro name list box, and click OK button to exit this dialog. See screenshot:

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5. And now, when you click the Clear All button, the specific cells you defined are cleared at once, see screenshot:

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is there a way to delete data from multiple sheets with just 1 button?
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Hello, Roya,
To clear the specific cells in multiple sheet, please apply the following vba code:
Sub ClearMultipleRanges()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim sheetsToClear As Variant
    Dim cellRanges As Variant
    Dim range As Variant

    sheetsToClear = Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3") ' Change the sheet names
    cellRanges = Array("A1:C3", "E1:E5", "G1:G10") ' Modify the cell ranges
    For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Sheets
        If Not IsError(Application.Match(ws.Name, sheetsToClear, 0)) Then
            For Each range In cellRanges
                ws.range(range).ClearContents
            Next range
        End If
    Next ws
End Sub


Please have a try, hope it can help you!
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is there a way to delete data from multiple sheets with just 1 button?
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very helpful. thanks so much
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Hi there,

Used this, and it works like a charm.

Only problem is... my cells are different formats... Some are 0,000 some are 00,00€ and when I it CLEAR, the format goes with tue clear event.

How can I clear the cells but maintain the format of them?
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Hello, David,
To keep the cell formatting when clearing the cell contents, please apply the below code:
Sub ClearCellsKeepFormat()
    'Update by Extendoffice
    'This version clears the contents but keeps the cell formatting intact.
    Range("A2:A5").ClearContents
    Range("C10:D18").ClearContents
    Range("B8:B12").ClearContents
End Sub


Please have a try, hope it can help you!
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It worked. Thanks a lot man 😄
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Hi how do you use this macro without interfering the data validation?
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