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Deleting rows that contain specific content
Copying records from a source into excel, each record copies over as either 2 or 3 lines. Nearly every record contains a unique line with the word "search" in it. I don't need those lines in my spr...
You can do this without programming:
- On the Home tab of the ribbon, in the Sort & Filter group, turn on Filter.
- From the filter dropdown in the relevant column, select Text Filters > Contains...
- Enter Search in the box, then click OK.
- You should now see only the rows containing Search.
- Delete those rows.
- Turn off the filter.
You can do this without programming:
- On the Home tab of the ribbon, in the Sort & Filter group, turn on Filter.
- From the filter dropdown in the relevant column, select Text Filters > Contains...
- Enter Search in the box, then click OK.
- You should now see only the rows containing Search.
- Delete those rows.
- Turn off the filter.
HansVogelaar Thank you... that was simple!
RichardA2021 @Hans Vogelaar Thank you both for this idea. I have a follow-on question too, if you don't mind, Hans:
What if the number of Rows I needed to get rid of were so many that it becomes impractical to delete them individually. Is there a way to say to Excel: "Delete all rows where the column WO_Type = CLOSED." And then for example, 1,500 rows are deleted instantaneously.
Thank you both for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
Rob Allsbrook [ @RookBytes ]
Using the AutoFilter method, you only need to select all rows except the top one after filtering and delete them in one go. Easy-peasy.
- Ah, ok. I thought that would delete the hidden rows too. Thanks, Hans 🙂
