As we have been trying to point out:
There is no perfect way to protect Excel. Protection is the wrong word.
It is really a minor
safety feature that helps prevent messing with sensitive features of a
workbook.

There are ways to make it more difficult for users to have access to
sensitive areas - but few (if any) are perfect.

Greg has found a method that works well in his environment. So if you want
to add safety to your workbooks - take Greg's advice.
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Worksheet and workbook (as opposed to file open) protection can be broken
in
seconds for those in the know. When I think of the people in my office and
in

See for example this simple code for unprotecting a password protected
worksheet, including a real life example:

Excel do not password protect sheets properly
http://www.pvv.org/~nsaa/excel.html#12

Regards
Nikolai