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Is there anyway that you can lock macros and prevent from people seeing them?

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In VBA, go to the Tools menu, choose VBAProject Properties, then the
Protection tab, check Lock Project For Viewing and enter a password.

Note that the security is very weak. I use VBAKey from Passware and it can
break a VBA password in seconds.


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WOW! Thank you so much Chip

Protection tab, check Lock Project For Viewing and enter a password.

Note that the security is very weak. I use VBAKey from Passware and it can
break a VBA password in seconds.


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Microsoft MVP - Excel
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