To check if an Excel sheet is hidden or visible using VBA, you can examine the `Visible` property of the worksheet. The `Visible` property can have three possible values:

• `xlSheetVisible` (-1): The sheet is visible.
• `xlSheetHidden` (0): The sheet is hidden but can be unhidden by the user.
• `xlSheetVeryHidden` (2): The sheet is hidden and cannot be unhidden by the user through the Excel interface.

Here’s a simple example of how you can check the visibility status of a specific worksheet by using VBA:

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Sub CheckSheetVisibility(sheetName As String)
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    On Error Resume Next ' In case the sheet does not exist
    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(sheetName)
    On Error GoTo 0 ' Reset error handling
    If ws Is Nothing Then
        MsgBox "Sheet does not exist."
        Exit Sub
    End If

    Select Case ws.Visible
        Case xlSheetVisible
            MsgBox "The sheet is visible."
        Case xlSheetHidden
            MsgBox "The sheet is hidden."
        Case xlSheetVeryHidden
            MsgBox "The sheet is very hidden."
        Case Else
            MsgBox "Unknown visibility state."
    End Select
End Sub

To use this subroutine, simply call it from another macro and pass the name of the worksheet you want to check. For example:

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Sub ExampleUsage()
    Call CheckSheetVisibility("Sheet1")
End Sub

This code will display a message box indicating whether the specified sheet is visible, hidden, or very hidden.

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