How to delete multiple Excel sheets at once

Deleting multiple Excel sheets at once refers to the process of removing more than one worksheet from a workbook simultaneously.  The importance of deleting multiple sheets at once lies in its ability to save time and increase efficiency, especially when working with large workbooks that contain many sheets. 

To streamline the process of deleting multiple sheets from our dataset, we can select the sheets we wish to remove and delete them simultaneously. This can be achieved by choosing the “Delete” option after right-clicking on one of the selected sheets. By doing so, we can save time and improve efficiency when reorganizing or simplifying a large workbook.

Method 1: Delete the Non-Adjescent Multiple Sheets at once

Step 1 – Select the first sheet

• Click on the name of the first sheet which you desire to delete

Step 2 – Select the other sheets

• After selecting the first sheet, press the CTRL key and select the other sheets by doing a right clicking on the sheet names 

Step 3 – Right click on any selected sheet

• After selecting the sheets, right-click on any sheet, and an upside menu will appear

Step 4 – Click on the Delete option

• From the upside menu, click on the Delete option to get the required result

Method 2: Delete Adjescent Multiple Sheets at once

Step 1 – Select the first sheet

• Click on the name of the first sheet that you desire to delete

Step 2 – Click on the last sheet that you want to delete

• After selecting the first sheet, press the Shift key and select the last sheets by clicking on the sheet names 

Step 3 – Right click on any selected sheet

• After selecting the sheets, right-click on any sheet, and an upside menu will appear

Step 4 – Click on the Delete option

• From the upside menu, click on the Delete option to get the required result