Delete and Reset Empty Ending Rows and Columns on Selected Sheets

Fix incorrect last-cell detection and remove unused empty rows and columns at the bottom and right of your data range across multiple sheets.

This tool is useful when our "Reset Excel's Last Used Cell" tool cannot fully reset the last cell, often due to excessive empty rows or columns still being recognized as part of the used range.

If Control+End takes you far beyond your actual data, Excel still considers those empty cells as used, which can cause:

• Large file sizes
• Unexpected extra pages when printing
• Very small scrollbars, even when little data is present
• "Out of Memory" errors or sluggish performance

This tool:

• Deletes truly empty (no data or comments) ending rows and columns on all selected sheets.
• Resets Excel's last used cell detection to improve performance.
• Reduces file size and prevents unnecessary printing.

Microsoft describes this issue in the support article 244435:
Fix Excel's Last Cell Issue - Microsoft Support
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/244435

Tip: Press Control+End to check if Excel selects a blank cell far beyond your actual data. If it does, this tool can fix that.

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Tip:Alt+P for the previous tool.