Auto split Excel worksheets into files

 In Microsoft Excel, when you want create a new excel file from your current worksheet, just need right-click and select move/copy a sheet. However, if your workbook has many sheets, it take more time.

Now, we show you how to save your time by doing that automatically.

1. Create the Visual Basic module
• Open your excel file. Browse to Developer tab and click View code
• Click Insert > Module
• Copy below code into editor

Sub SplitWorksheetsIntoFiles()

Dim FileExtStr As String
Dim FileFormatNum As Long
Dim xWs As Worksheet
Dim xWb As Workbook
Dim xNWb As Workbook
Dim FolderName As String
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set xWb = Application.ThisWorkbook
 
DateString = Format(Now, "yyyymmdd-hhmmss")
FolderName = xWb.Path & "\" & xWb.Name & "+" & DateString
 
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
    FileExtStr = ".xls": FileFormatNum = -4143
Else
    Select Case xWb.FileFormat
        Case 51:
            FileExtStr = ".xlsx": FileFormatNum = 51
        Case 52:
            If Application.ActiveWorkbook.HasVBProject Then
                FileExtStr = ".xlsm": FileFormatNum = 52
            Else
                FileExtStr = ".xlsx": FileFormatNum = 51
            End If
        Case 56:
            FileExtStr = ".xls": FileFormatNum = 56
        Case Else:
            FileExtStr = ".xlsb": FileFormatNum = 50
        End Select
End If
 
MkDir FolderName
 
For Each xWs In xWb.Worksheets
On Error GoTo NErro
    If xWs.Visible = xlSheetVisible Then
    xWs.Select
    xWs.Copy
    xFile = FolderName & "\" & xWs.Name & FileExtStr
    Set xNWb = Application.Workbooks.Item(Application.Workbooks.Count)
    xNWb.SaveAs xFile, FileFormat:=FileFormatNum
    xNWb.Close False, xFile
    End If
NErro:
    xWb.Activate
Next
 
    MsgBox "The files in " & FolderName
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
	Shell "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe """ & Foldername & "", vbNormalFocus
	
End Sub

2. Run the module
• Click Run button or press F5
• Wait for seconds until to be show the complete message box.
• Click OK to view the result.

Watch the step by step video here: