Hi Chip, can you clarify your version of Excel?

You say "done via Forms" do you mean controls from the Forms toolbar, or do
you mean that the combo boxes are ActiveX objects residing on a UserForm?

Is it perhaps the DATA CELLS to which the drop down is linked that is
actually still locked?

"Chip" wrote in message
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I have protected worksheets on many occassions. However, I have some
dropdowns (done via forms) which even when I uncheck the "Locked" box
in the formatting window, and set the protection levels to allow pretty
much everything, still does not work. Any time I try to use the
dropdowns while it is protected it gives me the "This is protected..."
type of error message.

Any ideas on how to get around this....I just want to protect the
workbook but let the user use the dropdowns.