How to clear specified cell contents on open and exit in Excel workbook?

This article is talking about clearing specified cell contents when opening or closing an Excel workbook.

Clear specified cell contents on workbook open and exit

Clear specified cell contents on workbook open and exit

Please do as follows to clear specified cell contents on workbook open and exit.

Firstly, you need to save the workbook which you need to clear specified cell contents on open or exit as an Excel Macro-enabled Workbook.

1. Please click File > Save As > Browse. See screenshot:

2. In the Save As dialog box, please select a folder to save the workbook, enter a new name into the File name box as you need, select Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook from the Sava as type drop-down list, and then click the Save button.

3. In the popping up Microsoft Excel dialog box, please click the OK button as below screenshot shown.

4. Open the Macro-Enabled Workbook you have saved just now, press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

5. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, double click ThisWorkbook in the left pane, and then copy below VBA code into the Code window.

VBA code 1: Clear specified cell contents on workbook open

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
'Updated by Extendoffice 20190712
    Application.EnableEvents = False
        Worksheets("test").Range("A1:A11").Value = ""
    Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

VBA code 2: Clear specified cell contents on workbook exit

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
'Updated by Extendoffice 20190712
    Worksheets("test").Range("A1:A11").Value = ""
End Sub

Note: In the above codes, test, and A1:A11 is the worksheet name and cell range you will clear contents from. Please change them as you need.

6. Press the Alt + Q keys to exit the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

From now on, when opening or closing the workbook, specified cell contents in certain worksheet will be cleared automatically.

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    seetha2ram@gmai.com · 6 months ago
    Can someone help me how to blankout cells of sheet (only in a row and not entire Sheet). Below code removes contents in all rows of the sheet. But I want contents to be cleared only in row9

    Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    'Updated by Extendoffice 20190712
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    Worksheets("test").Range("A1:A11").Value = ""
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    End Sub
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      crystal · 5 months ago
      Hi,
      The above VBA only clear the cell value of range A1:A11. If you want to clear only the values in row 9, you can replace A1:A11 with 9:9. See the below code.

      Private Sub Workbook_Open()
      'Updated by Extendoffice 20200522
      Application.EnableEvents = False
      Worksheets("test").Range("9:9").Value = ""
      Application.EnableEvents = True
      End Sub
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    Seetharam · 6 months ago
    Can someone help me how to blankout cells of sheet (only in a row and not entire Sheet). Below code removes contents in all rows of the sheet. But I want contents to be cleared only in row9

    Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    'Updated by Extendoffice 20190712
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    Worksheets("test").Range("A1:A11").Value = ""
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    End Sub
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    H · 1 years ago
    Hello, for the range how would I enter the code if I want to select multiple range or cells?
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    Sanjay Sharma · 1 years ago
    Dear sir/madam, my sheet is protected and only specified cell (for data clearing) is not protected but when i enter the value in the specified & then re-open the excel file then value is cleared by VBA code but the specified cell is protected, i have to un-protect cell by un-protecting the sheet edit the editable range again & again so please fix.
    Thanks in advance
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      crystal · 1 years ago
      Hi Sanjay Sharma,
      Sorry for the inconvinience. Please apply the below VBA codes and remember to replace the sheet name and the range to your needs. Thank you for your comment.

      VBA code 1:
      Private Sub Workbook_Open()
      Application.EnableEvents = False
      Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:A11").Value = ""
      Application.EnableEvents = True
      End Sub

      VBA code 2:
      Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
      Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:A11").Value = ""
      End Sub