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How to reset last cell in Excel?

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Sometimes, you may want to remove the blank rows and columns and reset the last cell of your worksheet for saving paper when printing. Here this tutorial introduces some tricks for last cell resetting in Excel.

Remove blank rows and columns you needn’t

Reset last cell with VBA

arrow blue right bubble Remove blank rows and columns you needn’t

In Excel, there is no built-in utility that can reset the last cell. But you can find the last cell of the worksheet, then remove the rows and columns you needn’t.

1. Press Ctrl + End keys to find the last cell of the worksheet. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing Excel worksheet with last cell selected using Ctrl + End

2. Then press Ctrl key to select the range of cells you do not want to print.

A screenshot of range selection in Excel for resetting last cell

3. Then click Home > Clear > Clear All. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing Clear All option in the Home tab in Excel

4. Save current workbook with clicking File (or Office Button) > Save.

5. Then you can press Ctrl + End to check the last cell.

A screenshot displaying the last cell in Excel after reset

arrow blue right bubble Reset last cell with VBA

If you are familiar with VBA code, here is a VBA code that can quickly reset the last cell of the current worksheet.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys simultaneously, and a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window pops.

2. Click Insert > Module, then paste below VBA code to the popping Module window.

VBA: Reset last cell.

Sub ResetLastCell()
	ActiveSheet.UsedRange
End Sub

3. Click F5 key or the Run button, then the last cell is reset.

Note: This VBA code cannot work when the blank cells are with cell formats.

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