Delete Column Speed

kpsm1

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I am using Excel 2007 and need to delete columns with 60,000 + rows and it takes a long time. Any suggestions to improve Excel's performance?
 

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Colin Legg

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Hi,

Please can you show us how you are deleting them at the moment and then perhaps we'll be able to suggest some improvements? What determines if a column should be deleted?
 
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kpsm1

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The columns to be deleted are chosen my management.

I am not at work at the moment, but believe the method to delete is highlighting the column and then delete column
 
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kpsm1

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Clarification:
I am interested in deleting columns not rows.

The large number of rows makes the delete take a long time.

Are there any Excel 2007 options, etc that will make it run faster?

Thank you
 
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