Or, withOUT selections and from anywhere in the workbook.
Sub stance()
With Sheets("sheet8")
.Unprotect
.Range("E:E,G:G,K:K,M:M,O:O,Q:Q,S:S,T:T").Locked = False
.Protect
End With
End Sub

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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"Mike H" wrote in message
...
Lisa,

You can probably simplify things a bit, try this:-

Sub stance()
Sheets("Rep 1").Select
ActiveSheet.Unprotect
Range("E:E,G:G,K:K,M:M,O:O,Q:Q,S:S,T:T").Select
Selection.Locked = False
ActiveSheet.Protect
Range("E1").Select
End Sub

Mike

"Lisa" wrote:

Hi

I have recorded a macro to define certain columns that a user can edit
within a range of a protected worksheet,, but the line keeps giving me an
error at the protection line (marked below with an asterisk) - Runtime
error
'1004' Application-defined or object-defined error My Macro looks like
this...

' editranges Macro
Sheets("Rep 1").Select
Range("A1").Select
*** ActiveSheet.Protection.alloweditranges.Add Title:="editranges",
Range:= _
Range("E:E,G:G,K:K,M:M,O:O,Q:Q,S:S,T:T")
ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True,
Scenarios:=True _
, AllowFormattingColumns:=True, AllowFormattingRows:=True,
AllowSorting:= _
True, AllowFiltering:=True
ActiveSheet.EnableSelection = xlNoRestrictions
Range("A1").Select

End Sub

Thanks in advance