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How to quickly insert sheet names in cells in Excel?

Is there an easy way to insert the current worksheet's name in one cell? How to insert all worksheets' name in cells? This article will bring you tricky methods to solve these problems.

Quickly insert current sheet name in a cell with functions

Quickly insert all sheet names in cells with VBA

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arrow blue right bubble  Quickly insert current sheet name in a cell with functions

Just enter the formula of =RIGHT(CELL("filename",D2),LEN(CELL("filename",D2))-FIND("]",CELL("filename",D2))) in any cell and press Enter key, it shows the current worksheet's name in the cell.
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This formula is only able to show current worksheet's name, but not other worksheet's name.

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arrow blue right bubble  Quickly insert all sheet names in cells with VBA

If you want to inset all sheet names in cells, VBA macro is a good choice.

Step 1: Hold down the Alt + F11 keys in Excel, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

Step 2: Click Insert > Module, and paste the following macro in the Module Window.

VBA for inserting all worksheets' names in cells:

Sub SheetNames()
Columns(1).Insert
For i = 1 To Sheets.Count
Cells(i, 1) = Sheets(i).Name
Next i
End Sub

Step 3: Press the F5 key to run this macro. Then you will all worksheets' name are listed in Column A of current worksheet. See screenshot:
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Note: In the VBA code, you can change Cells(i, 1) to other reference to insert the sheet names start at other cells. For instance, insert sheet names start from C3, change it to Cells(i+2, 3).

arrow blue right bubble   Quickly insert active sheet’s name with Kutools for Excel

If you want to insert the active sheet’s information including sheet name, workbook name, file path and so on to a cell or header/footer, you can use Kutools for Excel’s Insert Workbook Information.

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After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

1. Select a cell or a range to put the sheet name, and click Enterprise > Workbook > Insert Workbook Information.doc insert worksheet information 1

2. Then select the workbook information you need to insert from Information section, and specify the location you want to place the information from Insert at section. Then click OK.

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arrow blue right bubble  Quickly insert all sheet names with hyperlinks in cells as an index

Kutools for Excel's Create List of Sheet Name utility not only inserts all sheet names in cells, but also insert hyperlinks to corresponding sheets too.

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After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

Step 1: Click the Enterprise > Worksheet Tools > Create List of Sheet Names.
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Step 2: In the Create List of Sheet Names dialog box, specify the settings according to your needs, and click OK.
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Then you will see all sheet names are inserted in a new worksheet, and each sheet name link to corresponding worksheet. See following screenshots:

Worksheet names with hyperlinks
Worksheet names with macro buttons
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The Create List of Sheet Name utility makes it easy for you to create a list of all worksheet names of the active workbook in a new worksheet, which contains hyperlinks or macro buttons for quickly navigate to other worksheets. Click to know more about this utility.

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    Ashley Pereira · 1 years ago
    how to find the sheet name (section name ) when you type employee no. in a cell? A workbook has 15 sheets named as per sections of the department.In each section has 100 employees in range A2:A101with unique employee no. I have a list of 50 employee nos in different sections. In a new work sheet how to find the section name which corresponds to the employee no.
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    RS · 1 years ago
    How do you get this formula to copy the tabnames into consecutive columns. In other words not vertically but horizontally.
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      John · 1 years ago
      you can copy the data entered, then paste Transpose, this converts Cols to Rows, and Rows to Cols.
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    Daniel · 2 years ago
    Just tried now the macro for inserting all the sheet's name in one sheet. Awesome! Thank you very much
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    Christina · 2 years ago
    How do you get the VBA to start in a specific cell instead of A1?
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      Timothy · 2 years ago
      Just add to i like I did below. If you add to i you can start on any row you would like.

      Sub GetNames()

      For i = 1 To Sheets.Count

      Cells(i + 6, 1) = Sheets(i).Name

      Next i
      End Sub
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      Sunny · 2 years ago
      You can change the number in Cells(i, 1) = Sheets(i).Name to other to insert the sheet names in other column, for instance, insert start from C1,change Cells(i, 1) = Sheets(i) to Cells(i, 3) = Sheets(i), but this VBA only can insert the sheet names start from the row 1.
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    Adolphles · 2 years ago
    Thanks!! this was was a great help.
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    Anas · 2 years ago
    Hi

    Kindly i want VBA code to insert file name in specific cell.

    Thanks
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    Abdul R Shaikh · 3 years ago
    Great site was very helpful.
    I have different tab names and I get the names in one sheet using your code, but it gives names of all the tab names, is there anyway we can add code to select from certain tab number or something like that.
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    mohamed ahmed · 3 years ago
    I have multiple project sheets database with different tab name and this name is shown in master sheet table. which formula can i give that when i insert new tab it should automatically updated in master table.
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    Elise Mansour · 3 years ago
    Can anyone help me with this:
    Create a macro that creates 10 sheets and name them Sheet1 to Sheet10 but using a loop
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    Manish Gupta · 3 years ago
    Hello,

    Can you please help me with the simple VBA code. I have a list of Names in Column A. Specific Range - (A2:A251) - Now I need to create new spreadsheets with these names. The names are driven from a different sheet, thus they keep changing. So in short, if I have 10 names today, they might not appear tomorrow. So on the click of button all older spreadsheets (except 1) should be deleted first and then from the names on the column, new ones should get created.

    Please advice if this is possible to do?

    Thanks,

    Manish Gupta
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    Raaj Kanchan · 4 years ago
    Thanks for the help #Macleen. It helped me a lot. Keep posting such tips. :lol:
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    Abhijeet · 4 years ago
    Hi, I have one issue which i am unable to solve is,
    How do i display multiple sheets name in respective cells (in list) in a single sheet only?
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    Andi2015 · 5 years ago
    So I entered the formula as a function as per instructions above into my spreadsheet and it works. Great, thanks! However it appears I can no longer edit the sheet name on the tab by double clicking as previously. Is this a known and deliberate side effect? How do I edit the sheet name now? I am not a VBA person so basic instructions would be appreciated. many thanks
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    GAP · 5 years ago
    Does anyone know if it is possible to replicate this in Google Spreadsheet?
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    Ahtasham · 5 years ago
    =RIGHT(CELL("filename"),LEN(CELL("filename"))-FIND("]",CELL("filename")))

    First save your file than enter this formula anywhere
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      James Rock · 4 years ago
      this formula you mentioned is not successful because i have many sheets in my file and whenever i apply this formula in one sheet its good but when i apply this formula in multiple sheets it gives only one sheet name in all sheets even i am not doing this while selecting all sheets.

      CORRECT METHOD IS :
      =MID(CELL("filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,255)
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    Waqas Mansoor · 5 years ago
    Great! Saved my day!
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    Jason Griffith · 5 years ago
    Hello,
    Looks like a great site with lots of helpful information.
    I have a question but I don't know if it's possible or not.
    I'm trying to make a workbook with a lot of sheets that are linked to one master sheet. All the relevant information will be copied from the master sheet to other sheets.
    My question:
    Each sheet will named as per employee. If I type all names into one cell in the master can it be copied to the tab (name of sheet)?
    For example on the master sheet CELL D2 has 5 employees names and I will have 5 sheets titled with each employees names.
    If it's not clear what I'm trying to say I will gladly send my workbook for review.
    Many thanks for any help I receive.
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    Macleen · 5 years ago
    How to display the sheet names in different cell, because this code, just show the sheet names only from cell A1. I want to start it at cell A10.


    Sub SheetNames()
    Columns(1).Insert
    For i = 1 To Sheets.Count
    Cells(i, 1) = Sheets(i).Name
    Next i
    End Sub
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      ThaMilkMan · 3 years ago
      [quote name="Macleen"]cell A10.

      Sub SheetNames()
      Columns(1).Insert
      For i = 1 To Sheets.Count
      Cells(I + 9, 1) = Sheets(i).Name
      Next i
      End Sub[/quote]

      Please see the example within quotes to change the starting range.
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    NAQAASH · 6 years ago
    I have first sheet (named "DATA"), contains table(column name Location1, Location2 etc).

    Second sheet named LOCATOIN-1,

    Third sheet name LOCATION-2, and so on and so forth.

    Now, in LOCATION-1 sheet, i need to put some data from the table (from "DATA" sheet, column "Location1"). I will take data as it is i mean i will use "=".

    How to fetch this data for each sheet... kindly help
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      Joeh · 6 years ago
      Hi...
      I think yo can simply use copy from DATA sheet , the paste in LOCATION-1 cell as link. Or you can manually type the address such
      ='DATA'!$I$105
      where 'DATA' refer to sheet that contain source data,$I$105 refer to column I & row 105 which is a cell adress to be linked.


      [quote name="NAQAASH"]I have first sheet (named "DATA"), contains table(column name Location1, Location2 etc).

      Second sheet named LOCATOIN-1,

      Third sheet name LOCATION-2, and so on and so forth.

      Now, in LOCATION-1 sheet, i need to put some data from the table (from "DATA" sheet, column "Location1"). I will take data as it is i mean i will use "=".

      How to fetch this data for each sheet... kindly help[/quote]
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    Rizwan · 6 years ago
    i couldn't get this VBA's last step.