Delete Hidden Rows using VBA

Excel VBA code to Delete Hidden Rows example will help us to delete rows in excel worksheet which are hidden. We can use Delete method of Rows to delete the Hidden Rows. In this example we will see how to delete the Hidden Rows in excel worksheet using VBA. Excel VBA Macro code for deleting Hidden Rows macro should work for all the version of Microsoft Excel 2003, Excel 2007, Excel 2010, and Excel 2013.

VBA code to Delete Hidden Rows

Here is the Example VBA syntax and Example VBA Macro code to Delete Hidden Rows from excel worksheets. This will help you to know how to delete Hidden Rows from Excel workbook using VBA.

VBA Delete Hidden Rows: Syntax

Following is the VBA Syntax and sample VBA macro command to Delete Hidden Rows from worksheet using VBA. We are using the Delete method of the Rows object of worksheet.


If Rows(RowNumber).Hidden = True Then Rows(RowNumber).EntireRow.Delete


Here Rows(RowNumber).Hidden is to check if the row is hidden. And EntireRow.Delete method will delete the rows from the Excel spreadsheet if they are hidden.

Delete Hidden Rows using VBA: Examples

The following Excel VBA macro code is to delete Hidden Rows from the worksheet. This VBA macro will delete the row which are hidden.

Sub sbVBS_To_Delete_Hidden_Rows()
Dim lastRow
lastRow = 100
    For iCntr = lastRow To 1 Step -1
        If Rows(iCntr).Hidden = True Then Rows(iCntr).EntireRow.Delete
    Next
End Sub 

Instructions to run the VBA Macro code to delete Hidden Rows

Please follow the below steps to execute the VBA code to delete Hidden Rows.
Step 1: Open any existing Excel workbook
Step 2: Press Alt+F11 – This will open the VBA Editor
Step 3: Insert a code module from then insert menu
Step 4: Copy the above code and paste in the code module which have inserted in the above step
Step 5: enter some sample data and hide some rows for testing purpose
Step 6: Now press F5 to execute the code

Now you can observe that the Hidden Rows are deleted from worksheet.

Explained VBA Code to Delete Hidden Rows:

‘Starting program and sub procedure to write VBA code to delete Hidden Rows from sheet
Sub sbVBS_To_Delete_Hidden_Rows()

‘Declaring the variable lastRow to store the last row in the worksheet
Dim lastRow As Long

‘Declaring the iCntr to use it in for loop
Dim iCntr As Long

‘assigning the values to the last row
lastRow = 100

‘looping through the rows using for loop from bottom to top
For iCntr = lastRow To 1 Step -1
‘checking the row is hidden.
‘Deleting the hidden rows
If Rows(iCntr).Hidden = True Then Rows(iCntr).EntireRow.Delete
Next
‘Ending the Excel VBA Macro to delete the hidden rows
End Sub