The cells to be sorted must be unlocked even with this protection option.

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Jim
"giblon" wrote in message
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| Sort Ascending / Descending don't seem to work when Protection is turned
on,
| even if the AutoFilter and Sort check box is checked when enabling
Protection.
|
| 1. Tools - Protection - Protect Sheet - check Use AutoFilter (and Sort
if
| you wish).
| 2. Data - Filter - AutoFilter.
| 3. Click any column heading - Sort Ascending or Descending - no change in
| data.