Launch Excel. Open the worksheet containing the excess Tab symbols that you want to remove. Open the "Find and Replace" dialog box by pressing "Ctrl-H" on your keyboard.

How to Use Tab Names as Variables in Excel. When you type data into an Excel workbook, the sheet's name appears in a tab at the bottom of the application window. When you edit the page code, the ...

Regarding Barbara Heard's query on the behaviour of the Tab key in Excel, it is possible that she has activated the Lotus 1-2-3 transition navigation keys which makes Excel work like 1-2-3.