Yes. UserInterfaceOnly:=True

as an argument to the protect method will allow your code to operate on the
worksheet while it is protected.

an alternative is to

Activesheet.Unprotect ' arguments

' make your changes
Activesheet.Protect ' arguments

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Alex" wrote in message
...
Hello

I want to make parts of a worksheet read only. However, when I do this it
interferes with my code running corretly. In particular, I get an error
each
time I try to assign...

Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 50

Is this a bug in Excel or can I get around this?

I have 'unlocked' the cells on my worksheet that I want to be able to be
manipulated by a user, and left the rest as locked so that they cannot be
maipulated.

I hear that you can write code along the lines of...

Application.Protect UserInterfaceOnly = False

...to protect wroksheets.

May this approhch be of more assitance?