How to go to first or last empty row in Excel?
It is time-consuming to scroll and go to the first or last empty row while you are working on a huge worksheet. In this article, I introduce some tricks for quickly going to the first or last empty row in Excel.
Go to first or last empty row with VBA
Go to last empty row or column with Select Last Row utility
Comparison of Methods for Going to the First or Last Empty Row in Excel
When working with a large worksheet, manually scrolling to find an empty row or column can be inefficient. You can use VBA to locate blank rows, or use Kutools for Excel to quickly navigate to the end of your data and move to the next empty row or column.
| Comparison | VBA | Kutools Select Last Cell |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation options | Find the first blank row or the last empty row | Quickly navigate to the last empty row or column |
| How it works | Runs VBA code to locate blank cells or move the cursor to the required empty row | Selects the last nonblank cell in the last row or column, then use the Down or Right Arrow key to move to the next empty row or column |
| Row / column support | The last-empty-row example works with a specified column and requires editing the code to change columns | Supports both Last Row and Last Column |
| Coding required | ✔ VBA required | ✘ No coding required |
| Ease of use | Moderate to Advanced | Very easy |
Go to first or last empty row with VBA
Here are two VBA can help you quickly go to the first or last empty row in active sheet, please do as below.
1. Press Alt + F11 keys to enable Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window. See screenshot:
2. Then click Insert > Module and paste below code into the script. See screenshot:
VBA: Go to first blank row.
Sub Findfirstblankcell()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice20170712
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)
For Each Rng In WorkRng
If Rng.Value = "" Then
MsgBox "No Value, in " & Rng.Address
End If
Next
End Sub |
 |
3. Press F5 to run the code, and a dialog pops out to remind you to choose a range to work. See screenshot:
4. Click OK. A dialog pops out to remind you the cell reference of the first blank row, see screenshot:
5. Click OK repeatedly to close the Microsoft Excel dialog. And then go to the Name box, type A2 into it, press Enter key, and you will go to the first blank row. See screenshot:
Tip: If you want to go to the last empty row, please use below VBA code, and after you press an F5 key, the cursor directly goes to the last blank row.
VBA: Go to last empty row
Sub selectlastemptyrow()
Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Select
End SubNote: This VBA will select the last empty cell in the Column A. To select last empty cell in another column, please change 1 in the code Cells(Rows.Count, 1) to another number.
Go to last empty row or column with Select Last Row utility
If you want to go to last empty row or column quickly, you can apply Kutools for Excel’s Last Row or Last Column utility. With them, you can quickly go to the last nonblank cell of last row or column in current worksheet, and then the next cell is the last empty row or empty column.
After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:
Click Kutools > Select > Select Last Cell > Last Row/Last Column. See screenshot:
Then the last nonblank cells in the last row (or column) is selected. Just press Down arrow key (or Right arrow key) to activate the last empty row (or column).
Conclusion
VBA is useful when you need a customized way to locate the first blank row or the last empty row. However, it requires opening the VBA Editor, inserting and running code, and modifying the column reference when necessary.
Kutools for Excel's Select Last Cell provides a simpler no-code approach for navigating to the end of a large dataset. You can quickly select the last nonblank cell in the last row or column and then move one cell down or right to reach the next empty row or column. This is especially convenient when working with very long or wide worksheets.
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