Paul

I don't know how to change the protection message, I don't think you can.
One kludgy work around is to use Data Validation for protection. If you
want to "lock" cell A1, you could put data validation in that cell that is

Custom - =Len(A1)=0

Then use the error alert tab on the validation dialog to create your own
message. You would have to remove the validation if you ever wanted to
change the cell. Also, you have to set up validation for every cell that
you want "locked", so a macro may be in order there.

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"Paul Martin" wrote in message
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Hi All

- I have a protected sheet.
- If a user attempts to type into a locked cell, I would like a custom
dialog
box to appear, rather than the default ("the cell or chart you are
trying to
change is protected and therefore read-only.....")
- I have successfully implemented this using the
Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick
or Workbook_SheetBeforeDoubleClick event, but can't work out how to
achieve
this when the user attempts to type directly into a cell.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Paul Martin
Melbourne, Australia