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Hi,
I have a 34MB excel file. How can I reduce the size of it? I have blank rows from row 110-65536 and blank columns from col V-IV which I want to delete. I tried selecting the last row, then CTRL+SHIFT +DOWNARROW followed by DEL but it doesn't seem to work since the scroll bar at the right is still tiny which means that there are endless rows below. Why can't I simply delete them? Do I need a retinal scan from the president?? Thanks in advance for your help |
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Reducing the size of your Excel file by deleting blank rows and columns is a great way to optimize your file and make it more manageable. Here's how you can do it:
If you're still having trouble deleting the blank rows and columns, it's possible that there are hidden rows or columns that you need to unhide first. You can do this by selecting the entire worksheet (click on the box at the top left of the worksheet where the row numbers and column letters meet) and then going to the Home tab and clicking on the Format dropdown. From there, choose "Hide & Unhide" and then "Unhide Rows" or "Unhide Columns" as needed.
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After the delete, you'll need to save, then close & reopen the spreadsheet.
-- David Biddulph Delta007bhd wrote: Hi, I have a 34MB excel file. How can I reduce the size of it? I have blank rows from row 110-65536 and blank columns from col V-IV which I want to delete. I tried selecting the last row, then CTRL+SHIFT +DOWNARROW followed by DEL but it doesn't seem to work since the scroll bar at the right is still tiny which means that there are endless rows below. Why can't I simply delete them? Do I need a retinal scan from the president?? Thanks in advance for your help |
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When you do that, instead of hitting the delete key, right click on any of
those rows and use that Delete function. Same thing with the columns, select V and shift-control-right then right-click the V and use that Delete function. -- Please remember to indicate when the post is answered so others can benefit from it later. "Delta007bhd" wrote: Hi, I have a 34MB excel file. How can I reduce the size of it? I have blank rows from row 110-65536 and blank columns from col V-IV which I want to delete. I tried selecting the last row, then CTRL+SHIFT +DOWNARROW followed by DEL but it doesn't seem to work since the scroll bar at the right is still tiny which means that there are endless rows below. Why can't I simply delete them? Do I need a retinal scan from the president?? Thanks in advance for your help |
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On Apr 10, 8:11*pm, "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote: After the delete, you'll need to save, then close & reopen the spreadsheet. |
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hi,
i have a similar problem and realized that i do have blank rows. i select all the blank rows, right-click, but, the Delete function is disabled (greyed out). any idea, why? P.S: this file was originally created in 2003 and was later convered to 2007. "Delta007bhd" wrote: On Apr 10, 8:11 pm, "David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote: After the delete, you'll need to save, then close & reopen the spreadsheet. -- David Biddulph Wow, you really need to be a very close friend of Bill Gates to know this. Thanks for helping me out of my misery David, I appreciate it;) |
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