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    Deleting a specific number of cells left

    Is it possible to have Excel find a particular formatted cell, then delete that cell and the 6 cells underneath it to the left.
    In my sample I have shown how the data starts out and how I would like it to finish up.
    The formatted cells I select will always have no data in them, and that's why they are unnecessary.
    This is simple to do on a small scale, but I have many rows and columns collate.
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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

    Is that the correct file? I can't see anything in it!
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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

    How rude of me. I'm very sorry.

    Trying again.
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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

    So I'm guessing deleting columns B to E won't work because you've got other data below what you've shown.

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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

    Yes that's correct.
    I thought I might be clutching at straws here, but it's quite boring sitting there deleting them as I go along.

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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

    Can you show me how the data is structured further below (*ie a few more examples) and also which cell is it you want to 'click on' to start the process

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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

    There is always 9 rows of data. I always delete from the empty black shaded cells.
    Hope the example explains it better than I am.
    Thank-you for having a look at this.
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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

    Thank-you Crooza. This has worked on the big lot of data I have.
    You have saved me hours. Thank-you so very much.

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    Re: Deleting a specific number of cells left

    Great. Glad it worked

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