read the info he
http://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/run-macros-change.htm

Also, read this:
http://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/excel-macr...cted-sheet.htm
that's for the whole sheet, but you sadi you may want to lock only specific
cells and ranges in a protected worksheet, right. You can do that too. It's
not hard. I'd say look on the web for some examples of what you need to do.

I haven't seen your code, so I can only make a guess here...
1) Unprotect the appropriate range
2) Perform the operation (I gave you the code earlier today)
3) Reprotect the appropriate range

If it is more involved than that you have to tell me.

Good luck,
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"Adam at Star Packaging" wrote:

Thank you very much for the reply, I really appreciate your time.

Let me give a little more background...

We have a worksheet, that is already protected to keep certain cells and
changes from happening. So we are trying to find a way to do this without
having to unprotect the entire sheet every time certain cells are
updated/signed off on.


Based on my very limited knowledge of the code you posted, it looks like it
will contain the information we need. (looks much like the "track changes"
info which is fine.)

However I'm having trouble putting this into the macro creator.

When you said "Place this code in the Worksheet_Change() event procedure...
I'm not quite sure what you mean.

-Adam

"ryguy7272" wrote:

Will this work for you?
'Summary: Place this code in the Worksheet_Change() event procedure
' Every time a cell's value is changed the date, time , old value,
' new value, and the user are recorded in a comment.

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)

Dim NewText As String
Dim NewVal As Variant
Dim OldText As String
Dim OldVal As Variant

Application.EnableEvents = False
NewVal = Target.Value
Application.Undo
OldVal = ActiveCell.Value
ActiveCell = NewVal
Application.EnableEvents = True

NewText = "On " & Now() & " cell changed from " & OldVal _
& " to " & NewVal & " by " & Environ("UserName")

If ActiveCell.Comment Is Nothing Then
ActiveCell.AddComment
End If

With ActiveCell.Comment
.Shape.TextFrame.AutoSize = True
OldText = .Text & vbLf
.Text Text:=OldText & NewText
End With

End Sub

Also, see this:
http://www.contextures.com/xlcomments03.html#Plain


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"Adam at Star Packaging" wrote:

I am new to the macro world and need some help.

I am trying to set a macro that will place a comment. The information in the
comment should be:

User name. Datestamp (fixed to when macro was applied).

The comment should not be modifiable.

Is this possible?


(The object is to have this macro act as a "signature" for certain users
showing that they have "signed off" on information in specific cells.
Non-legal, intra-office use only.)

If there is an easier way than the macro suggestion above, I am open to
suggestions.

Thank you very much.