XLMac: How to Sort Sheets in a Workbook

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

The following macro sorts all of the tabs in the active workbook in ascending order.

   Sub Sort_Active_Book()
       Dim i As Integer, j As Integer
       For i = 1 To Sheets.Count
           For j = 1 To Sheets.Count - 1
               If UCase$(Sheets(j).Name) > UCase$(Sheets(j + 1).Name) Then
                   Sheets(j).Move After:=Sheets(j + 1)
               End If
           Next j
       Next i
   End Sub
				

NOTE: If you want to sort the tabs in descending order instead of ascending order, change the greater than sign (>) to a less than sign (<) in the following line:

   If UCase$(Sheets(j).Name) > UCase$(Sheets(j + 1).Name) Then

				

so that it resembles this line:

   If UCase$(Sheets(j).Name) < UCase$(Sheets(j + 1).Name) Then
				

To use the macro, follow these steps:

1. Start Microsoft Excel, and then create a new workbook.
2. Press ALT+F11 to start Visual Basic Editor. On the Insert menu, click Module. Type the macro in the code window of the module. When you are finished typing the macro, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel on the File menu.
3. Open the workbook for which you want to sort the sheet tabs.
4. On the Tools menu, point to Macros, and then click Macro.
5. In the Macros list, click the Sort_Active_Book macro, and then click Run.

The tabs of the workbook are sorted.