From a couple of Command Buttons on the sheet, one will unprotect, unhide,
protect. The other will unprotect, hide, protect. The second macro can also
be run upon Workbook_Close to make sure it gets put back to the unhide
state, but with an error trap in case it is already hidden when closed.
"Ron McCormick" wrote in message
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Is there a straightforward way to activate the grouping
facility on a protected worksheet? I have a colleague who
is wanting to allow users to hide/unhide certain columns
on a worksheet without having the capability of
unprotecting the sheet.

TIA
Ron