Your first statement is untrue, thus leading you to believe your second
statement to be true.

By default all cells are locked when the sheet is protected.

Hit CRTL + A(twice if xl2003) then FormatCellsProtection. Uncheck "locked"
and OK.

Select the cells you wish to lock and FormatCellsProtection. Check "locked"
and OK.

Now ToolsProtectionProtect Sheet. This is mandatory!!

You can set a password to unprotect. These can easily be broken in Excel but
will keep your formulas from being accidentally overwritten.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP


On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:21:02 -0700, centrality
wrote:

In excel you have to protect the entire worksheet and then select a range
that can be edited. You should also have a function if you want to protect
individual cells only or a range of cells and the rest of the worksheet can
be edited

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