How to Delete or Edit a Radio Button in Microsoft Excel

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This wikiHow will teach you how to delete a button or control in Excel on a computer. You'll need to have enabled the Developer tab on the editing ribbon to do this.

Part 1
Part 1 of 2:

Enabling the Developer Tab

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    It's in your Start menu or Applications folder in Finder.
    • The Developer tab will remain visible until you turn it off or reinstall Microsoft Office.
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    You'll see the "File" tab in the editing ribbon above your workspace for Windows and the "Excel" tab in the menu at the top of your screen for a Mac.
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    A new window will open with options for the editing ribbon. [1]
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    " It's under "Main Tabs." [2]
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    If the window doesn't close by itself, you need to click the x manually.
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Removing Buttons

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    You can open your project within Excel by going to File > Open or you can right-click the Excel file and select Open with > Excel .
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    Go to the Developer tab and click Design Mode in the "Controls" group. [3]
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    Click to select them, and they will highlight to indicate that you have them selected.
    • You can also select all the buttons in your Excel project by pressing CTRL/Cmd + A .
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    The selected buttons will disappear from your worksheet. [4]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-the-developer-tab-to-create-or-delete-a-macro-in-excel-for-mac-5bd3dfb9-39d7-496a-a812-1b5e8e81d96a
      2. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/show-the-developer-tab-e1192344-5e56-4d45-931b-e5fd9bea2d45
      3. ↑ https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/excel/5105-excel-remove-all-buttons.html
      4. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/delete-controls-on-a-worksheet-9ddcf8f5-75b8-4ad6-98cf-611da389bb58

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      1. Enable the Developer tab in Excel.
      2. Turn on Design Mode.
      3. Select the button/controls you want to delete.
      4. Press Backspace/Delete .

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