You will have to save the workbook as a Template with the beforesave code
and the required cells empty.

To do this, add the code to Thisworkbook.........I think you already did
that.

Leave the required cells empty then save the workbook with events disabled.

Application.EnableEvents = False entered into the Immediate Window will do
that for you.

Save the workbook as a FileType of Template(*.xlt)

Now close the workbook. You will not be asked to fill in the cells

Go back to the Immediate window and re-enable events by making them = True.

From now on when users open a new workbook based upon the Template, they
will have to fill in the cells before saving.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 07:04:47 -0800, mdtuckett
wrote:

Hi Julie,

I have added your code to my spreadsheet and it does force the user to
populate the required cells. However, I need the cells to be blank when other
users open the spreadsheet and for them to be forced to populate the cells
before they save a copy. Do you know how I can save the spreadsheet having
added the code, without populating the fields myself?

Thanks

"JulieD" wrote:

Hi Rob

from the menu in the VBE screen choose view / project explorer

Cheers
JulieD

"abfabrob" wrote in message
...
It doesn't say "This Workbook" anywhere... the VBE screen is completely
blank...

Rob.

"JulieD" wrote:

Hi Rob

to use the code, right mouse click on a sheet tab and choose view /
code -
in the VBE window you'll see down the left hand side your workbook's name
in
bold & brackets ... under that will be things like sheet1,sheet2,
ThisWorkbook - the code needs to go into the "ThisWorkbook" section
- so double click on ThisWorkbook

then
on the top right side of the screen you have two drop down arrows - on
the
one of the left choose Workbook
on the one on the right choose Before Save
then
Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As
Boolean)

End Sub

will appear on your screen - the first line (starting with Private &
ending
with Cancel As Boolean is all one line like in your screen)
now between these two lines you need to copy & paste the code

Dim cell As Range
For Each cell In Sheets("Sheet2").Range("A1,A2,A3,A4")
If IsEmpty(cell.Value) Then
MsgBox "You must fill in cell " & cell.Address
Application.Goto cell
Cancel = True
Exit For
End If
Next cell

---
now where it says "Sheet2" above change that to the sheet name you want
to
check for entry on (leave the "") and where it says A1, A2, A3, A4 change
these to the actual cells you want to ensure have data in them.

once you've done that use ALT & F11 to switch back to your workbook and
test
it.

Let us know how you go.

Cheers
JulieD


"abfabrob" wrote in message
...
I was given this code:

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolea*n, _


Cancel As Boolean)


Dim cell As Range


For Each cell In Range("Required_Cells")


If IsEmpty(cell.Value) Then


MsgBox "You must fill in cell " & cell.Addre*ss


Application.Goto cell


Cancel = True


Exit For


End If


Next cell


End Sub

But I have no idea what it means. I put it in the right place (I think)
and
I input the cells I want the users to fill in, butI keep getting this
message: "Compile error: user-defined type not defined".

I so have no knowledge of anything, quite clearly. I need it explained
step
by step.

Cheers,

Rob


"JulieD" wrote:

Hi

following on from your discussion with Jason Morin (please stay in the
original thread) - what is the code you're getting the errors on, what
is
the sheet name and cells that you want to make mandatory?

Cheers
JulieD

"abfabrob" wrote in message
...
I am creating an application form where I want users to fill certain
cells
in
before closing the document.

Does anyone have an idiots guide to doing this, cos I'm not great
with
excell.

ANY help welcome!!!