Hide columns to all but one user?
 

Is it possible to restrict the view of several columns to one user? I have a
spreadsheet that the whole team enters data into. The manager wants columns
in the same spreadsheet where she can enter confidential information about
each project, so she should be the only person who can view or unhide or
ungroup those columns or something. Any suggestions?

Here is what will happen. Test this in a blank new workbook:

Enter in the following cells.
A1: You're the
B1: stupidest
C1: man !

Rightclick columnheader B. Choose Hide. Now it says "You're the man !",
which is far nicer. Go menu Tools Protection, protect the sheet with a
long complex password, mixed case, numbers and letters, at least 10
characters long. This is as safe as you possibly get. Celebrate with a
coffee.

Now Select cells A1:C1 with your mouse. Click the Copy button.
Go to another worksheet. Click any cell. Click the Paste button.

HTH. Best wishes Harald


"Fern" skrev i melding
...
Is it possible to restrict the view of several columns to one user? I have
a
spreadsheet that the whole team enters data into. The manager wants
columns
in the same spreadsheet where she can enter confidential information about
each project, so she should be the only person who can view or unhide or
ungroup those columns or something. Any suggestions?

Another way is this

Press F5
Enter B1
OK
Look in the formula bar now

You can use the down arrow to see the cells below


--
Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl


"Harald Staff" wrote in message ...
Here is what will happen. Test this in a blank new workbook:

Enter in the following cells.
A1: You're the
B1: stupidest
C1: man !

Rightclick columnheader B. Choose Hide. Now it says "You're the man !",
which is far nicer. Go menu Tools Protection, protect the sheet with a
long complex password, mixed case, numbers and letters, at least 10
characters long. This is as safe as you possibly get. Celebrate with a
coffee.

Now Select cells A1:C1 with your mouse. Click the Copy button.
Go to another worksheet. Click any cell. Click the Paste button.

HTH. Best wishes Harald


"Fern" skrev i melding
...
Is it possible to restrict the view of several columns to one user? I have
a
spreadsheet that the whole team enters data into. The manager wants
columns
in the same spreadsheet where she can enter confidential information about
each project, so she should be the only person who can view or unhide or
ungroup those columns or something. Any suggestions?

The bad news is that worksheet/workbook protection (under tools|protection) in
excel is not made for this kind of thing. It can be broken in a matter of
moments.

If you really have secure data that other shouldn't see, don't put it in
excel--or don't share that workbook with others.

Fern wrote:

Is it possible to restrict the view of several columns to one user? I have a
spreadsheet that the whole team enters data into. The manager wants columns
in the same spreadsheet where she can enter confidential information about
each project, so she should be the only person who can view or unhide or
ungroup those columns or something. Any suggestions?

--

Dave Peterson

One more.
Tools|Options|transition tab
check "transition navigation keys"

Start a new worksheet (even in a new workbook)
type = (just an equal sign) in A1 of that new worksheet

go back to that worksheet with the "hidden" columns.

Oh, oh!




Ron de Bruin wrote:

Another way is this

Press F5
Enter B1
OK
Look in the formula bar now

You can use the down arrow to see the cells below

--
Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl

"Harald Staff" wrote in message ...
Here is what will happen. Test this in a blank new workbook:

Enter in the following cells.
A1: You're the
B1: stupidest
C1: man !

Rightclick columnheader B. Choose Hide. Now it says "You're the man !",
which is far nicer. Go menu Tools Protection, protect the sheet with a
long complex password, mixed case, numbers and letters, at least 10
characters long. This is as safe as you possibly get. Celebrate with a
coffee.

Now Select cells A1:C1 with your mouse. Click the Copy button.
Go to another worksheet. Click any cell. Click the Paste button.

HTH. Best wishes Harald


"Fern" skrev i melding
...
Is it possible to restrict the view of several columns to one user? I have
a
spreadsheet that the whole team enters data into. The manager wants
columns
in the same spreadsheet where she can enter confidential information about
each project, so she should be the only person who can view or unhide or
ungroup those columns or something. Any suggestions?



--

Dave Peterson

Thank to all for your responses. Any other suggestions? I'm trying to avoid
having to duplicate the information in another worksheet for the manager. Can
I protect a tab, and then in that sheet have references to the other cells?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

The bad news is that worksheet/workbook protection (under tools|protection) in
excel is not made for this kind of thing. It can be broken in a matter of
moments.

If you really have secure data that other shouldn't see, don't put it in
excel--or don't share that workbook with others.

Fern wrote:

Is it possible to restrict the view of several columns to one user? I have a
spreadsheet that the whole team enters data into. The manager wants columns
in the same spreadsheet where she can enter confidential information about
each project, so she should be the only person who can view or unhide or
ungroup those columns or something. Any suggestions?

--

Dave Peterson

There's nothing you can do that will stop any dedicated user from finding
information in that workbook if they can open it.

I wouldn't put it in a workbook I shared with others if those people shouldn't
see it. (There's nothing that will make the security tighter.)

Fern wrote:

Thank to all for your responses. Any other suggestions? I'm trying to avoid
having to duplicate the information in another worksheet for the manager. Can
I protect a tab, and then in that sheet have references to the other cells?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

The bad news is that worksheet/workbook protection (under tools|protection) in
excel is not made for this kind of thing. It can be broken in a matter of
moments.

If you really have secure data that other shouldn't see, don't put it in
excel--or don't share that workbook with others.

Fern wrote:

Is it possible to restrict the view of several columns to one user? I have a
spreadsheet that the whole team enters data into. The manager wants columns
in the same spreadsheet where she can enter confidential information about
each project, so she should be the only person who can view or unhide or
ungroup those columns or something. Any suggestions?

--

Dave Peterson


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Dave Peterson

No. Nonononono.

General rule is this: A user can access any information within an Excel file
that you give her. If you don't want her to see some mystery thing, do not
leave this thing in the file. That simple, that difficult.

HTH. Best wishes Harald

"Fern" skrev i melding
...
Thank to all for your responses. Any other suggestions? I'm trying to
avoid
having to duplicate the information in another worksheet for the manager.
Can
I protect a tab, and then in that sheet have references to the other
cells?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

The bad news is that worksheet/workbook protection (under
tools|protection) in
excel is not made for this kind of thing. It can be broken in a matter
of
moments.

If you really have secure data that other shouldn't see, don't put it in
excel--or don't share that workbook with others.

Fern wrote:

Is it possible to restrict the view of several columns to one user? I
have a
spreadsheet that the whole team enters data into. The manager wants
columns
in the same spreadsheet where she can enter confidential information
about
each project, so she should be the only person who can view or unhide
or
ungroup those columns or something. Any suggestions?

--

Dave Peterson