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Locking a Spreadsheet but allow inserting
I have a Buyers spreadsheet that the majority of it needs to be
locked/protected. The buyer can then type in the styles names, units, cost of styles they want to buy..then a bunch of calculations are also on that same row (e.g. cost * units). So i don't want them changing column widths, fonts, or typing over formulas so i want to lock it down excecpt for the few fields that are manual inputs. But at times they may need to insert rows to add styles. Can someone help me do this? Thanks in advance for your help. thx. tami |
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Hi,
1. Select the cells you want them to be able to enter data in and choose Format, Cells, Protection, and uncheck Locked. 2. Choose Tools, Protection, Protect Sheet, and check Insert rows. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Tami" wrote: I have a Buyers spreadsheet that the majority of it needs to be locked/protected. The buyer can then type in the styles names, units, cost of styles they want to buy..then a bunch of calculations are also on that same row (e.g. cost * units). So i don't want them changing column widths, fonts, or typing over formulas so i want to lock it down excecpt for the few fields that are manual inputs. But at times they may need to insert rows to add styles. Can someone help me do this? Thanks in advance for your help. thx. tami |
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ok, that worked...but i need to give the users a little more flexiblity....i
have grouped columns that they need to be able to ungroup and re-group. also, i need the user to be able to copy a chunk of rows (copy/insert/copied cells) in order to add a style to the sheet but it won't let me can you help me do that as well? is there a way you can see my file? "Shane Devenshire" wrote: Hi, 1. Select the cells you want them to be able to enter data in and choose Format, Cells, Protection, and uncheck Locked. 2. Choose Tools, Protection, Protect Sheet, and check Insert rows. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Tami" wrote: I have a Buyers spreadsheet that the majority of it needs to be locked/protected. The buyer can then type in the styles names, units, cost of styles they want to buy..then a bunch of calculations are also on that same row (e.g. cost * units). So i don't want them changing column widths, fonts, or typing over formulas so i want to lock it down excecpt for the few fields that are manual inputs. But at times they may need to insert rows to add styles. Can someone help me do this? Thanks in advance for your help. thx. tami |
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Hi,
When you open the Tools, Protection, Protect Sheet command you see all the options you have under your control. To go beyond that you will need to write a macro. There are two macro approaches, 1. Unprotect-do the operation-reprotect, 2. use the userinterfaceonly option. For the first you should start by recording a macro of what you want the users to do, then post the code here and ask for help generalizing it. For both you may need VBA user forms. Regardless, for any macro solution complete details would be needed. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Tami" wrote: ok, that worked...but i need to give the users a little more flexiblity....i have grouped columns that they need to be able to ungroup and re-group. also, i need the user to be able to copy a chunk of rows (copy/insert/copied cells) in order to add a style to the sheet but it won't let me can you help me do that as well? is there a way you can see my file? "Shane Devenshire" wrote: Hi, 1. Select the cells you want them to be able to enter data in and choose Format, Cells, Protection, and uncheck Locked. 2. Choose Tools, Protection, Protect Sheet, and check Insert rows. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Tami" wrote: I have a Buyers spreadsheet that the majority of it needs to be locked/protected. The buyer can then type in the styles names, units, cost of styles they want to buy..then a bunch of calculations are also on that same row (e.g. cost * units). So i don't want them changing column widths, fonts, or typing over formulas so i want to lock it down excecpt for the few fields that are manual inputs. But at times they may need to insert rows to add styles. Can someone help me do this? Thanks in advance for your help. thx. tami |
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Locking a Spreadsheet but allow inserting
ok...i'm pretty good at recording macros by recording my key strokes...but
i'm curious as to what a VBA user form is? "Shane Devenshire" wrote: Hi, When you open the Tools, Protection, Protect Sheet command you see all the options you have under your control. To go beyond that you will need to write a macro. There are two macro approaches, 1. Unprotect-do the operation-reprotect, 2. use the userinterfaceonly option. For the first you should start by recording a macro of what you want the users to do, then post the code here and ask for help generalizing it. For both you may need VBA user forms. Regardless, for any macro solution complete details would be needed. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Tami" wrote: ok, that worked...but i need to give the users a little more flexiblity....i have grouped columns that they need to be able to ungroup and re-group. also, i need the user to be able to copy a chunk of rows (copy/insert/copied cells) in order to add a style to the sheet but it won't let me can you help me do that as well? is there a way you can see my file? "Shane Devenshire" wrote: Hi, 1. Select the cells you want them to be able to enter data in and choose Format, Cells, Protection, and uncheck Locked. 2. Choose Tools, Protection, Protect Sheet, and check Insert rows. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Tami" wrote: I have a Buyers spreadsheet that the majority of it needs to be locked/protected. The buyer can then type in the styles names, units, cost of styles they want to buy..then a bunch of calculations are also on that same row (e.g. cost * units). So i don't want them changing column widths, fonts, or typing over formulas so i want to lock it down excecpt for the few fields that are manual inputs. But at times they may need to insert rows to add styles. Can someone help me do this? Thanks in advance for your help. thx. tami |
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also, what's a user interfaceonly option?
thanks shane, t. |
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