3 Quick Ways to Get a List of All Worksheet Names in an Excel Workbook

Excel Solutions, Outlook Data Recovery February 18, 2024

If you have an Excel workbook that has hundreds of worksheets, and now you want to get a list of all the worksheet names, you can refer to this article. Here we will share 3 simple methods with you.

Worksheets in Excel Workbook

Sometimes, you may be required to generate a list of all worksheet names in an Excel workbook. If there are only few sheets, you can just use the Method 1 to list the sheet names manually. However, in the case that the Excel workbook contains a great number of worksheets, you had better use the latter 2 methods, which are much more efficient.

Method 1: Get List Manually

  1. First off, open the specific Excel workbook.
  2. Then, double click on a sheet’s name in sheet list at the bottom.
  3. Next, press “Ctrl + C” to copy the name.Copy Sheet Name
  4. Later, create a text file.
  5. Then, press “Ctrl + V” to paste the sheet name.Paste Sheet Name
  6. Now, in this way, you can copy each sheet’s name to the text file one by one.

Method 2: List with Formula

  1. At the outset, turn to “Formulas” tab and click the “Name Manager” button.
  2. Next, in popup window, click “New”.Name Manager
  3. In the subsequent dialog box, enter “ListSheets” in the “Name” field.
  4. Later, in the “Refers to” field, input the following formula:
=REPLACE(GET.WORKBOOK(1),1,FIND("]",GET.WORKBOOK(1)),"")

Customize New Name

  1. After that, click “OK” and “Close” to save this formula.
  2. Next, create a new worksheet in the current workbook.
  3. Then, enter “1” in Cell A1 and “2” in Cell A2.
  4. Afterwards, select the two cells and drag them down to input 2,3,4,5, etc. in Column A.Enter Sequential Numbers
  5. Later, put the following formula in Cell B1.
=INDEX(ListSheets,A1)

Enter Formula in Cell B1

  1. At once, the first sheet name will be input in Cell B1.
  2. Finally, just copy the formula down until you see the “#REF!” error.Copy Formula Down to List Sheet Names

Method 3: List via Excel VBA

  1. For a start, trigger Excel VBA editor according to “How to Run VBA Code in Your Excel“.
  2. Then, put the following code into a module or project.
Sub ListSheetNamesInNewWorkbook()
    Dim objNewWorkbook As Workbook
    Dim objNewWorksheet As Worksheet

    Set objNewWorkbook = Excel.Application.Workbooks.Add
    Set objNewWorksheet = objNewWorkbook.Sheets(1)

    For i = 1 To ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Count
        objNewWorksheet.Cells(i, 1) = i
        objNewWorksheet.Cells(i, 2) = ThisWorkbook.Sheets(i).Name
    Next i

    With objNewWorksheet
         .Rows(1).Insert
         .Cells(1, 1) = "INDEX"
         .Cells(1, 1).Font.Bold = True
         .Cells(1, 2) = "NAME"
         .Cells(1, 2).Font.Bold = True
         .Columns("A:B").AutoFit
    End With
End Sub

VBA Code - List Sheet Names

  1. Later, press “F5” to run this macro right now.
  2. At once, a new Excel workbook will show up, in which you can see the list of worksheet names of the source Excel workbook.Listed Sheet Names in New Excel Workbook

Comparison

Advantages Disadvantages
Method 1 Easy to operate Too troublesome if there are a lot of worksheets
Method 2 Easy to operate Demands you to type the index first
Method 3 Quick and convenient Users should beware of the external malicious macros
Easy even for VBA newbies

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