Yes it is available
ActiveSheet.Protect Password:="Ron"
ActiveSheet.Unprotect Password:="Ron"
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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl
"Eithne R" wrote in message ...
I want to password protect a spreadsheet / sheets but need to be able to
unprotect them to manipulate them via a macro. Is this possible? The
password option does not appear to be available in the protect method. Cheers