How can I protect more than one sheet at a time. If I select all sheets in a
workbook, the dropdown menu will not allow me to protect all sheets at once.
Instead I have to manually protect each sheet which can be very
timecomsumming if I have over 50 sheets in a workbook.

The only way to do it is with code something like this...

Sub ProtectAll()
dim wks as worksheet

on error resume next
for each wks in worksheets
wks.Protect Password:="Tada"
next wks
end sub

Sub UnprotectAll()
dim wks as worksheet

on error resume next
for each wks in worksheets
wks.UnProtect Password:="Tada"
next wks
end sub
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HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"jbJB" wrote:

How can I protect more than one sheet at a time. If I select all sheets in a
workbook, the dropdown menu will not allow me to protect all sheets at once.
Instead I have to manually protect each sheet which can be very
timecomsumming if I have over 50 sheets in a workbook.

jbJB, only with a macro, like this,

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123" 'Change Password Here, use "" for no password

Next ws

End Sub
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Paul B
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"jbJB" wrote in message
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How can I protect more than one sheet at a time. If I select all sheets in
a
workbook, the dropdown menu will not allow me to protect all sheets at
once.
Instead I have to manually protect each sheet which can be very
timecomsumming if I have over 50 sheets in a workbook.