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VBA, or Visual Basic for Applications, is a programming language that can be used to automate tasks in Excel. With VBA, it is possible to retrieve the name of a specific sheet in an Excel workbook. This can be achieved by using the “Sheets” object and specifying the sheet name or index number. By writing a simple VBA code, the name of the desired sheet can be retrieved and used for further actions or calculations. This functionality can save time and effort for users who need to reference specific sheets in their Excel workbooks.
Get Sheet Name Using VBA (With Example)
You can use the following methods in VBA to get the name of a specific sheet in an Excel workbook:
Method 1: Get Name of Active Sheet
Function GetSheetName()
GetSheetName = ActiveSheet.Name
End Function
This function will return the name of the active sheet.
Method 2: Get Name of Sheet by Number
Function GetSheetName(N As Integer)
GetSheetName = Sheets(N).Name
End FunctionThis function will return the name of the nth sheet that you specify.
The following examples show how to use each function in practice with the following Excel workbook that has four sheets:
Example 1: Use VBA to Get Name of Active Sheet
We can create the following function in VBA to get the name of the currently active sheet in an Excel workbook:
Function GetSheetName()
GetSheetName = ActiveSheet.Name
End FunctionSuppose the sheet named stats is currently active.
We can type the following formula into cell E1 of this sheet to return the name of the active sheet:
=GetSheetName()The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
The function returns the value stats, since this is the name of the sheet that is currently active.
Example 2: Use VBA to Get Name of Sheet by Number
We can create the following function in VBA to get the name of the nth sheet in an Excel workbook:
Function GetSheetName(N As Integer)
GetSheetName = Sheets(N).Name
End FunctionOnce we’ve created this function, we can then type the following formula into cell E1 of the currently active sheet to return the name of the second sheet in the workbook:
=GetSheetName(2)The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
The function returns the value team, since this is the name of the second sheet in the workbook.
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