Try this

tools | prootection | protect sheet | check the option format columns
| ok


On Sep 26, 5:23*am, wtebra wrote:
I'm working on a sheet with some protected cells. I want make it possible
that poeple can hide some columns but not the protecten cels that are in the
same columns. I try'd it, but when I select the columns including the
protected cells the option to hide the columns is gray. Is something like
that possible?