If you protect the worksheet programmatically, you can enable outlining,
and you will be able to use the groups that you have created.

The following code goes in the ThisWorkbook module:

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
With Worksheets("Sheet1")
.EnableOutlining = True
.Protect Password:="password", _
Contents:=True, UserInterfaceOnly:=True
End With

End Sub

To paste the code into the ThisWorkbook module:

Right-click on the Excel icon, to the left of the File menu
Choose View Code
Paste the code where the cursor is flashing.


swami wrote:
Hi,
I need to operate the outline symbols ( +OR - , when the data grouping is
done) in a protected mode. At present Excel does not allows it . Any idea. My
excel sheet is being created by a macro and assigns all the formulas,
datagrouping . When i run from macro and check it is working. Once i save the
file and reopen it i am getting problem.



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