How to Remove a Macro in Excel
This wikiHow teaches you how to remove a macro from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. You can do this from within the spreadsheet's settings in Excel on both Windows and Mac computers. Open the macro-enabled Excel sheet. Double-click the...
Method 1 of 2:
On Windows
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Open the macro-enabled Excel sheet. Double-click the Excel file which contains the macro you want to delete. This will open the file in Excel. -
Click Enable Content. It's in the yellow bar at the top of the Excel window. This will enable the macro(s) that are embedded in the file.- If you don't enable the macro(s), you won't be able to delete your macro.
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Click the View tab. This tab is in the green ribbon at the top of the Excel window. -
Click Macros. It's a drop-down iconin the far-right side of the View tab. A drop-down menu will appear.
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Click View Macros. This option is in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Macros pop-up window. -
Click the "Macros in" drop-down box. You'll find this at the bottom of the window. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu. -
Click All Open Workbooks. It's in the drop-down menu. -
Select a macro. Click the name of the macro you want to delete. -
Click Delete. It's on the right side of the window. -
Click Yes when prompted. Doing so will remove the macro from your workbook. -
Save your changes. Press Ctrl+S to do so. This will ensure that the macro remains deleted after you close Excel.
Method 2 of 2:
On Mac
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Open the macro-enabled Excel sheet. Double-click the Excel file which contains the macro you want to delete. This will open the file in Excel. -
Click Enable Content. It's in the yellow bar at the top of the Excel window. This will enable the macro(s) that are embedded in the file.- If you don't enable the macro(s), you won't be able to delete your macro.
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Click Tools. It's a menu item at the top of your Mac's screen. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu. -
Select Macro. This option is at the bottom of the Tools drop-down menu. Selecting it causes a pop-out menu to the right of the drop-down menu to appear. -
Click Macros…. It's in the pop-out menu. Doing so opens the "Macros" window.[1] -
Click the "Macros in" drop-down box. This is near the bottom of the "Macros" window. A drop-down menu will appear. -
Click All Open Workbooks. It's in the drop-down menu. -
Select a macro. Click the name of the macro you want to delete. -
Click —. It's below the list of macros. -
Click Yes when prompted. This will remove the macro. -
Save your changes. Press ⌘ Command+S to do so. This will ensure that the macro remains deleted after you close Excel.
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Update 05 March 2020
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