Add New Worksheet Tabs With A Range Of Sheet Names
What This VBA Code Does
This VBA macro will take a list of sheet names within an Excel table and create a new sheet for any worksheet that does not currently exist (renaming the new worksheet as well). This macro uses a function I created called SheetExists, which determines if the sheet already exists in the active workbook. Make sure to include both pieces of code in your VBA project before trying to execute it. Enjoy!
A special thanks to a friend from ‘Down Under’ for the inspiration to write this code
Sub CreateSheetsFromList()
'PURPOSE: Create new worksheets from a list of names within a table
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com/the-code-vault
Dim NewSheet As Worksheet
Dim x As Integer
Dim tbl As ListObject
Dim cell As Range
'Opitimize Code
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'Store table in a variable
Set tbl = Worksheets("Sheet1").ListObjects("Table1")
'Create a new worksheet for every name inside the table
For Each cell In tbl.DataBodyRange.Cells
If SheetExists(cell.Value) = False And cell.Value <> "" Then
Set NewSheet = Sheets.Add(after:=Sheets(Sheets.Count))
NewSheet.Name = cell.Value
End If
Next cell
'Opitimize Code
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End SubFunction To Test If Tab Already Exists
To go along with the subroutine above, I used a function (shown below) to test if the worksheet name already exists. You will need to paste this VBA function below the CreateSheetsFromList macro.
Function SheetExists(SheetName As String) As Boolean
'PURPOSE: Determine is a worksheet exists in the ActiveWorkbook
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com/the-code-vault
Dim sht As Worksheet
'Test if sheet can be found
On Error Resume Next
Set sht = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(SheetName)
On Error GoTo 0
'Determine function result
If Not sht Is Nothing Then SheetExists = True
'Clear Memory
Set sht = Nothing
End FunctionUsing VBA Code Found On The Internet
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Chris is a finance professional and Excel MVP recognized by Microsoft since 2016. With his expertise, he founded TheSpreadsheetGuru blog to help fellow Excel users, where he shares his vast creative solutions & expertise. In addition, he has developed over 7 widely-used Excel Add-ins that have been embraced by individuals and companies worldwide.