You can't change the message, but you can stop them from selecting locked cells
on a protected sheet.
Option Explicit
Sub auto_open()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Set wks = Worksheets("sheet1")
With wks
.Protect password:="hi"
.EnableSelection = xlUnlockedCells
End With
End Sub
If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm
Yohanne the Great wrote:
I somehow want to turn off the alert-box that always pops up when any
keyboard keystrokes are made in protected cells in a protected worksheet.
When a keystroke is made in these protected cells, I want the result to be
nothing, a dead keyboard, no pop up -- the user already knows that these are
not active entry cells and does not need a pop up reminder.
--
Dave Peterson