Sheets.Add method (Excel)

Creates a new worksheet, chart, or macro sheet. The new worksheet becomes the active sheet.

Syntax

expression.Add (Before, After, Count, Type)

expression A variable that represents a Sheets object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Before	Optional	Variant	An object that specifies the sheet before which the new sheet is added.
After	Optional	Variant	An object that specifies the sheet after which the new sheet is added.
Count	Optional	Variant	The number of sheets to be added. The default value is the number of selected sheets.
Type	Optional	Variant	Specifies the sheet type. Can be one of the following XlSheetType constants: xlWorksheet, xlChart, xlExcel4MacroSheet, or xlExcel4IntlMacroSheet. If you are inserting a sheet based on an existing template, specify the path to the template. The default value is xlWorksheet.

Return value

An Object value that represents the new worksheet, chart, or macro sheet.

Remarks

If Before and After are both omitted, the new sheet is inserted before the active sheet.

Example

This example inserts a new worksheet before the last worksheet in the active workbook.

ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Add Before:=ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets.Count)

This example inserts a new worksheet after the last worksheet in the active workbook, and captures the returned object reference in a local variable.

Dim sheet As Worksheet
Set sheet = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Add(After:=ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets.Count))

Note

In 32-bit Excel 2010, this method cannot create more than 255 sheets at one time.

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