Each new sheet in MS Excel comes up with a 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns. While it has a certain binary romantic ring to it (2^20 rows & 2^14 columns), I am yet to meet anyone using even half the number of rows & columns Excel has to offer.
So why leave all those empty rows & columns hanging in your reports?
Would it not look cool if your reports showed only few rows & columns as needed, like this:
Today, lets learn how to do this.
Showing only few rows & columns in Excel
Step 1: Select the column from which you want to hide.
Step 2: Press CTRL+Shift+Right Arrow to select all the columns till XFD.
Step 3: Right click and hide
Step 4: Select the row from which you want to hide.
Step 5: Press CTRL+Shift+Down Arrow to select all rows until 2^20
Step 6: Hide the rows too. And you are done!
See this demo:
Bonus tips: Learn how to make better Excel sheets
7 Responses to “Build models & dashboards faster with Watch Window”
yes, I use watches in excel vb
Dear Chandoo,
This is a quite useful for myself. I highly appreciate your efforts for acquainting us with this value adding and time saving tip.
I'll admit it, I never saw this feature before. I was familiar with using Watch Window in VB, but not in workbook. I'll definitely use this in future when building dashboards!
it was always great reading your blog, one thing that i want to know, which tool you are using to create such gif image?
it was also a nice post,,,,,, sir
Hello Sir,
Really very nice post. I didn't use this features in past. But now going to use it..
Thanks a lot for every time come up with something new..
Thanks
Very Nice post sir.
Every Time posting something new.. Thanks a lot