If you are working with a large amount of data, and you want to delete columns with a specific heading, then using the right-click method on your mouse could take quite a while.

You can use VBA to do it a lot quicker.

• Enable the developer tab in Excel – the video below explains how:

• Hold down Alt key and F11 to bring up VBA editor

• Click insert – module

• Add the code:

Sub remove_columns()

    For i = ActiveSheet.Columns.Count To 1 Step -1

        If InStr(1, Cells(1, i), "position") Then Columns(i).EntireColumn.Delete

    Next i

End Sub

• Where the code says “position” change to the text you want i.e. header text that denotes a column to delete

• save as macro enabled workbook

By the way, the video above shows all the steps, not just how to install the developer tab.