How to set the default sheet name when adding a new sheet in VBA?

In VBA, when you add a new sheet to a workbook using the `Worksheets.Add` method, Excel automatically assigns a default name like “Sheet2” or “Sheet3.” However, you can set a specific name for the sheet right after adding it. Here’s how you can do it:

Sub AddSheetWithName()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    ' Add a new sheet
    Set ws = Worksheets.Add
    ' Set the default name for the new sheet
    ws.Name = "YourDesiredSheetName"
End Sub

Make sure to replace `”YourDesiredSheetName”` with the name you want to assign to the new sheet. Keep in mind that sheet names must be unique within a workbook and cannot exceed 31 characters. Additionally, they cannot contain any of the following characters: / ? * [ ].

If you have specific logic for determining the sheet name (e.g., incrementing numbers if a name already exists), you might need to add additional code to handle those cases. Here’s an example that ensures the sheet name is unique:

Sub AddSheetWithUniqueName()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim sheetName As String
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim nameExists As Boolean
    
    i = 1
    nameExists = True
    
    ' Loop until a unique name is found
    Do While nameExists
        sheetName = "SheetName" & i
        nameExists = False
        For Each ws In Worksheets
            If ws.Name = sheetName Then
                nameExists = True
                Exit For
            End If
        Next ws
        i = i + 1
    Loop
    
    ' Add a new sheet with the unique name
    Set ws = Worksheets.Add
    ws.Name = sheetName
End Sub

This code tries to name the new sheet “SheetName1”, “SheetName2”, etc., until it finds a name that is not already used by another sheet in the workbook.

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