I've read that the spell check function is not available in a protected
worksheet, but does anyone know of a work around?

Thanks in advance for you assistance.

Using a macro is the only work around that I know of.

Sub Spell_Check()
ActiveSheet.Unprotect Password:="justme"
Cells.CheckSpelling SpellLang:=1033
ActiveSheet.Protect Password:="justme", DrawingObjects:=True, _
Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True
End Sub

Unprotects the sheet, does the spellcheck then reprotects the sheet.

"justme" can be changed to your password.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:37:01 -0800, Jae wrote:

I've read that the spell check function is not available in a protected
worksheet, but does anyone know of a work around?

Thanks in advance for you assistance.

Thank you for the advice Gord. One question though, I have text boxes in my
form which your macro appears to ignore. Is there something I can change to
have spell check look at everything on the sheet?

Thanks again!


"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Using a macro is the only work around that I know of.

Sub Spell_Check()
ActiveSheet.Unprotect Password:="justme"
Cells.CheckSpelling SpellLang:=1033
ActiveSheet.Protect Password:="justme", DrawingObjects:=True, _
Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True
End Sub

Unprotects the sheet, does the spellcheck then reprotects the sheet.

"justme" can be changed to your password.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:37:01 -0800, Jae wrote:

I've read that the spell check function is not available in a protected
worksheet, but does anyone know of a work around?

Thanks in advance for you assistance.

It is not easy..............<g

See this google search result. Note Tom Ogilvy's coding and comments.

http://tinyurl.com/ysvdla


Gord

On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:50:01 -0800, Jae wrote:

Thank you for the advice Gord. One question though, I have text boxes in my
form which your macro appears to ignore. Is there something I can change to
have spell check look at everything on the sheet?

Thanks again!


"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Using a macro is the only work around that I know of.

Sub Spell_Check()
ActiveSheet.Unprotect Password:="justme"
Cells.CheckSpelling SpellLang:=1033
ActiveSheet.Protect Password:="justme", DrawingObjects:=True, _
Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True
End Sub

Unprotects the sheet, does the spellcheck then reprotects the sheet.

"justme" can be changed to your password.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:37:01 -0800, Jae wrote:

I've read that the spell check function is not available in a protected
worksheet, but does anyone know of a work around?

Thanks in advance for you assistance.