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How to move a certain row into a new sheet when a checkbox is checked in Excel?

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This article explains how to move a specific row to a new sheet when a checkbox is checked in Excel.

Move row when a checkbox is checked with VBA code

Move row when a checkbox is checked with VBA code

Please do as follows to move a certain row to a specified worksheet when checking a checkbox in Excel.

1. Shift to the worksheet you need to move row based on a checkbox, click Developer > Insert > checkbox (ActiveX Control) to insert a checkbox. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing how to insert a checkbox in Excel from the Developer tab

2. Right click the sheet tab, and then click View Code from the right-clicking menu. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the right-click context menu to access View Code in Excel

3. In the opening Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please copy and paste below VBA code into the Code window.

VBA code: Move row into a specified worksheet when a checkbox is checked

Private Sub CheckBox1_Click()
    Dim xRg As Range
    Dim xAddress As String
    On Error Resume Next
    If CheckBox1.value Then
        xAddress = Application.ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Address
        Set xRg = Application.InputBox("Please select the range row you will move(single cell)：", "KuTools For Excel", xAddress, , , , , 8)
        If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
        Set xRg = xRg(1).EntireRow
        xRg.Copy
        ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet3").Range("A1").PasteSpecial xlPasteAllUsingSourceTheme
        xRg.Clear
        Application.CutCopyMode = False
    End If
End Sub

Note: In the code, Sheet3 and A1 indicate that the specified row will be moved to the first row of Sheet3. Please change them based on your needs.

4. Press the Alt + Q keys to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

5. Turn off the Design Mode by clicking the Design Mode button on the Developer tab.

A screenshot showing how to turn off Design Mode in Excel from the Developer tab

6. Check the checkbox, then a Kutools for Excel dialog box pops up, please select the first cell of the row （or the entire row）you need to move and click the OK button. Then the specified entire row will be moved to a certain worksheet immediately. See screenshot:

A screenshot of selecting a row to move based on a checkbox click in Excel

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