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How to clear contents of named range in Excel?

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This guide explains how to clear contents from a specific named range or all named ranges in an active worksheet in Excel. Using VBA, you can preserve the named ranges while removing their contents efficiently.

Clear contents of named range with VBA code

Clear contents of named range with VBA code

Please do as follows to clear contents of a specific named range or all named range in the current worksheet.

1. In the worksheet that contains the named range you want to clear contents from, press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. Then, copy the following VBA code into the Code window.

For clearing contents of a specific named range in the worksheet, please apply the below VBA code.

VBA code 1: Clear contents of a specific named range in Excel

Sub Clear_ActiveSheet_Name_Ranges()
    Dim xName As Name
    Dim xInput As String
    Dim xRg As Range
    On Error Resume Next
    xInput = Application.InputBox("Enter the name of the named range you will clear contents from:", "KuTools For Excel", , , , , , 2)
    If xInput = "False" Then Exit Sub
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Set xName = ActiveWorkbook.Names(xInput)
    If Not xName Is Nothing Then
         xName.RefersToRange.Clear
    End If
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

3. Press the F5 key to run the code.

4. Then a Kutools for Excel dialog box pops up. Please enter the name of the named range you will clear contents from, and then click the OK button. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the prompt to input a named range for clearing contents in Excel

All contents in the cells of the specified named range will be cleared immediately.

To clear contents from all named ranges in the active worksheet, apply the following VBA code.

VBA code 2: Clear contents of all named ranges in the active sheet in Excel

Sub Clear_All_ActiveSheet_Name_Ranges()
    Dim xRange As Range
    Dim xName  As Name
    Dim xReSponse As Long
    On Error Resume Next
    xReSponse = MsgBox("For clearing contents of all named ranges of active sheet in " & ActiveWorkbook.Name _
            & Chr(10) & "('OK' to Delete, 'Cancel' to Quit.)", vbOKCancel, "KuTools For Excel")
    If xReSponse = 2 Then
        MsgBox "User chose to cancel.", vbOKOnly, "KuTools For Excel"
        Exit Sub
    End If
    For Each xName In ActiveWorkbook.Names
        Set xRange = Nothing
        Set xRange = Intersect(ActiveSheet.UsedRange, xName.RefersToRange)
        If Not xRange Is Nothing Then xRange.Clear
    Next xName
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

3. Press the F5 key to run the code, then click the OK button in the Kutools for Excel dialog box as below screenshot shown.

A screenshot of a dialog box confirming clearing contents from all named ranges in Excel

Then the contents of all named ranges are cleared from the active sheet.

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