Microsoft KB Archive/149249

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

Article ID: 149249

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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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.



MORE INFORMATION
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Example
To use this example, follow these steps:


 * 1) Create a new workbook.
 * 2) 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.
 * 1) 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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