One way, unlock the cells you want data in, protect the sheet and uncheck
allow users to select locked cells

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Paul B
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Using Excel 2002 & 2003

"Excel User" <Excel wrote in message
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Greetings!

I am creating a template. How do I prevent users from selecting the rest
of
the cells except the five cells in which data will be entered (just like
in
the Loan Amortization template)?

Thank You.