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Macro to Insert a Blank Row on Every Other Row of Sheet

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SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, you can use a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro to insert a blank row in between every row of data on your worksheet. This article contains sample code to help you to perform this task.

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Example

To use this example, follow these steps:

Create a new workbook.
Insert a new module sheet. To do this in Microsoft Excel 97, point to Macro on the Tools menu and click Visual Basic Editor. In the Visual Basic Editor, click Module on the Insert menu.

In Microsoft Excel 7.0, point to Macro on the Insert menu and click Module.
Type the following sample macro code in the module sheet:

     Sub Insert_Blank_Rows()

         'Select last row in worksheet.
         Selection.end(xldown).select

         Do Until ActiveCell.row = 1
            'Insert blank row.
            ActiveCell.EntireRow.Insert shift := xldown
            'Move up one row.
            ActiveCell.Offset(-1,0).Select
         Loop

      End Sub

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Article ID: 149249 - Last Review: October 11, 2006 - Revision: 2.3

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition

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