Is it a regular occurrence for you to have many Excel workbooks at the same time due to multitasking? We can close all workbooks and save changes for all of them using Excel Macros!
Make sure your Excel has the Developer Tab enabled following this tutorial.
I explain how you can do this below step by step!
What does it do?
Close all workbooks and save changes for all of them
Copy Source Code:
Sub CloseAllWorkbooksAndSaveChanges() Dim workbook As Workbook 'Loop through all workbooks and close them For Each workbook In Workbooks workbook.Close SaveChanges:=True Next workbook End Sub
Final Result:
Exercise Workbooks:
To demonstrate this, we have two workbooks currently open:
STEP 1: Go to Developer > Code > Visual Basic
STEP 2: Make sure to select ThisWorkbook.
Paste in your code and Select Save. Close the window afterwards.
STEP 3: Let us test it out!
Go to Developer > Code > Macros
Make sure your macro is selected. Click Run.
With just one click, all of your workbooks are now saved and closed!
How to Close All Workbooks and Save Changes Using Macros In Excel
Bryan
Bryan Hong is an IT Software Developer for more than 10 years and has the following certifications: Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): Web Developer, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Applications, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA).
He is also an Amazon #1 bestselling author of 4 Microsoft Excel books and a teacher of Microsoft Excel & Office at the MyExecelOnline Academy Online Course.