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Default Can a Macro override sheet Protection?

Hi.
I have a sheet in which i want to protect the formulas being used for
calculations.
In this sheet however, there is VBA coding/automatically running macros that
changes the formulas depending on what option is checked in a validated list.

This makes excel unhappy, and i get a run-time error... i'm assuming it is
because the protection is preventing formula changes.

So the question is: what can i do to allow the code to change the formulas,
while not letting the user change them manually.

ie.
if "module width" is selected
Area (in cell a1) = Module width x Total height
if "module height" is selected
Area (in cell a1) = total width x module height
etc.

any thoughts?