Three Options for the Worksheet's Visible Property

The "Visible" property allows you to:

  • display the worksheet (default)
  • hide the worksheet
  • definitively hide the worksheet (it can then only be displayed using a VBA code or from the VBA editor)

By default, a worksheet is displayed. Its "Visible" property has the value of "-1 - xlSheetVisible":

excel vba property visible xlsheetvisible

Hide a worksheet (0 - xlSheetHidden)

To hide a worksheet, right-click on its tab and select "Hide":

excel hide worksheet visible

Its "Visible" property corresponds to a value of "0 - xlSheetHidden":

excel vba property visible xlsheethidden

You can then re-display the worksheet at any time by clicking on "Unhide" by right-clicking on any tab (or from the VBA editor):

excel display worksheet visible

Hide a worksheet (2 - xlSheetVeryHidden)

To prevent the worksheet from displaying in the tabs, select the value of "2 - xlSheetVeryHidden" for the "Visible" property:

excel vba property visible xlsheetveryhidden

The worksheet can then only be re-displayed by modifying its property in the VBA editor or using a VBA code.

Modify the property using a VBA code

To display worksheet 1 and hide worksheet 2, use the following code:

Sub example()
    Sheets("Sheet1").Visible = -1
    Sheets("Sheet2").Visible = 2
End Sub

You can also enter constants instead of numbers:

Sub example()
    Sheets("Sheet1").Visible = xlSheetVisible
    Sheets("Sheet2").Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
End Sub