XL98: Macro That Changes Cell Dimensions on Multiple Sheets Fail (192904)

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1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Record New Macro. Click OK.
2. Press and hold the COMMAND key and select the sheet tabs for Sheet1 and Sheet2.
3. Click the Sheet1 tab to activate Sheet1.
4. Select column A.
5. To hide column A, point to Column on the Format menu, and then click Hide.
   
   The recorded macro will appear as follows:

         Sub Macro1()
            Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
            Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
            Columns("A:A").Select
            Selection.EntireColumn.Hidden = True
         End Sub
   						

When you run this macro, column A on Sheet1 will be hidden, but column A on Sheet2 will remain unhidden. To correct the macro so that column A is hidden on both sheets, modify the macro so that it looks like the following example:

     Sub Macro1()

      Dim Sht As Worksheet

      ' Select Sheet1 and Sheet2 and make Sheet1 the active sheet.

      Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
      Sheets("Sheet1").Activate

      ' Loop through each sheet in the selected sheets and hide column
      ' A on that sheet.

      For Each Sht In ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets
         Sht.Columns("A:A").Hidden = True
      Next

   End Sub
				

If you want to be prompted for the column letter for the column to hide, use the following macro:

   Sub Macro1()

      Dim colx As String
      Dim Sht As Worksheet

      ' Assign column letter to variable.
      colx = InputBox ("Enter a letter for the column to hide")

      ' Select Sheet1 and Sheet2 and make Sheet1 the active sheet.

      Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
      Sheets("Sheet1").Activate

      ' Loop through each sheet in the selected sheets and hide column
      ' A on that sheet.

      For Each Sht In ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets
         Sht.Columns("" & colx & ":" & colx & "").Hidden = True
      Next

   End Sub