XL: Macro That Changes Cell Dimensions on Multiple Sheets Doesn't Run As Expected (213823)

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1. On the Tools menu, point to Record Macro, and then click Record New Macro. Click OK.
2. Press and hold the CTRL key, and then select the sheet tabs for Sheet1 and Sheet2.
3. Click the Sheet1 tab to switch Sheet1.
4. Select column A.
5. To hide column A, point to Column on the Format menu, and then click Hide.
   
   The recorded macro appears as follows:

   Sub Macro1()
      Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
      Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
      Columns("A:A").Select
      Selection.EntireColumn.Hidden = True
   End Sub
   					

When you run this macro, column A on Sheet1 is hidden, but column A on Sheet2 remains unhidden. To correct the macro so that column A is hidden on both sheets, modify the macro so that it looks like the following example:

Sub Macro1()

   ' Select Sheet1 and Sheet2 and make Sheet1 the active sheet.

   Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
   Sheets("Sheet1").Activate

   ' Loop through each sheet in the selected sheets and hide column
   ' A on that sheet.

   For Each Sht In ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets
      Sht.Columns("A:A").Hidden = True
   Next

End Sub
				

If you want to be prompted for the column letter for the column to hide, use the following macro:

Sub Macro1()

   ' Assign column letter to variable.
   colx = InputBox ("Enter a letter for the column to hide")

   ' Select Sheet1 and Sheet2 and make Sheet1 the active sheet.

   Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2")).Select
   Sheets("Sheet1").Activate

   ' Loop through each sheet in the selected sheets and hide column
   ' A on that sheet.

   For Each Sht In ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets
      Sht.Columns("" & colx & ":" & colx & "").Hidden = True
   Next

End Sub