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Quickly delete multiple checkboxes in Excel - 4 simple methods

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-07-24

Managing checkboxes in Excel can be a tedious task, especially if you have numerous ones scattered throughout your worksheet. Here's a detailed guide to quickly delete multiple checkboxes in Excel, optimizing your workflow.

Delete multiple checkboxes with Go TO command

Delete multiple checkboxes with Kutools for Excel by one click

Delete multiple checkboxes with Select Objects function

Delete multiple checkboxes with VBA code


Delete multiple checkboxes with Go TO command

Go To command can select many types of control including the checkboxes, if your worksheet has only checkboxes control object, the method can help you select the multiple checkboxes and delete them at once.

1. Click Home > Find & Select > Go To Special, and a Go To Special dialog box will appear. In the dialog box, choose the Objects option from the Select .See screenshot:

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2. Then click OK, and all of the checkboxes have been selected, see screenshot:

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3. And then press Delete key on the keyboard to delete theses selected checkboxes.

Note: If there are other objects, such as buttons, shapes, charts, etc. in the same worksheet, this method will delete them as well.

Delete multiple checkboxes with Kutools for Excel by one click

Standard methods risk deleting other objects like buttons and charts, but Kutools for Excel’s Batch Delete Check Boxes feature ensures precision. With one click, you can delete all checkboxes in the selected area without affecting other objects. This tool streamlines your workflow, saving time and avoiding errors.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as follows:

1. Select the range where contains checkboxes that you want to remove.

2. Then click Kutools > Delete > Batch Delete Check Boxes, see screenshot:

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3. And then your selected checkboxes will be removed at once.


Delete multiple checkboxes with Select Objects function

With the Select Objects function, you can also select the checkboxes.

1. Click Home > Find & Select > Select Objects. See screenshot:

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2. Then drag the mouse to select the range that contains the checkboxes you want to select. See screenshot:

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3. And then press Delete key on the keyboard. And the checkboxes will be removed.

Note: If the range contains other objects, it will select the other objects. After deleting the check boxes, you should click Select Objects again to disable this feature.

Delete multiple checkboxes with VBA code

The following short VBA code also can remove the multiple checkboxes. Please do as the following steps:

1. Click Developer > Visual Basic, a new Microsoft Visual Basic for applications window will be displayed, click Insert > Module, and input the following code into the Module:

VBA code: Remove all checkboxes in current worksheet

Sub RemoveCheckboxes()
On Error Resume Next
ActiveSheet.CheckBoxes.Delete
Selection.FormatConditions.Delete
End Sub

2. Then click doc-multiply-calculation-3 button to execute the code. And all of the checkboxes in the current worksheet have been deleted.

This article provides step-by-step instructions on deleting multiple checkboxes in Excel through different methods, choose the method that suits you best. If you're interested in exploring more Excel tips and tricks, visit our website for thousands of tutorials designed to enhance your Excel skills.


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하아 너무 시원하네요 감사합니다.,
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What do you do when the checkbox is in a cell with other data, and you want to keep the other data but delete the checkbox. For 200+ cells.
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OMG excellent. Saved me tons of time. Thanks!
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That macro is incredible. Thanks so much!
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absolutely helpful topic. It worked. Thanks a lot Yasen
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