protect cells
 

Hi all,
is it possible, if so how, to protect certain cells within a worksheet

thanks
Anthony

protect cells
 

Anthony,

By default all cells in excel are protected or locked, select the cells you
want to unlock and go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, the
go to tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want,
now only the cells that you unlocked can be edited. Be aware that this
protection is very easy to break, the code to do so can be found very easy,
but it will work for most people .



If you only need a few locked I would select them all first, Ctrl A, then
go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then select the cells
you want to lock and go to format cells and check locked, the go to tools,
protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want, now the cells
that you locked can not be edited
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Anthony" wrote in message
...
Hi all,
is it possible, if so how, to protect certain cells within a worksheet

thanks
Anthony

protect cells
 

Paul
Cheers for that I will give it a try
many thanks for taking the time to reply
rgds
Anthony

"Paul B" wrote:

Anthony,

By default all cells in excel are protected or locked, select the cells you
want to unlock and go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, the
go to tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want,
now only the cells that you unlocked can be edited. Be aware that this
protection is very easy to break, the code to do so can be found very easy,
but it will work for most people .



If you only need a few locked I would select them all first, Ctrl A, then
go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then select the cells
you want to lock and go to format cells and check locked, the go to tools,
protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want, now the cells
that you locked can not be edited
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Anthony" wrote in message
...
Hi all,
is it possible, if so how, to protect certain cells within a worksheet

thanks
Anthony

protect cells
 

Your welcome
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003

"Anthony" wrote in message
...
Paul
Cheers for that I will give it a try
many thanks for taking the time to reply
rgds
Anthony

"Paul B" wrote:

Anthony,

By default all cells in excel are protected or locked, select the cells
you
want to unlock and go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked,
the
go to tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want,
now only the cells that you unlocked can be edited. Be aware that this
protection is very easy to break, the code to do so can be found very
easy,
but it will work for most people .



If you only need a few locked I would select them all first, Ctrl A,
then
go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then select the cells
you want to lock and go to format cells and check locked, the go to
tools,
protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want, now the
cells
that you locked can not be edited
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Anthony" wrote in message
...
Hi all,
is it possible, if so how, to protect certain cells within a worksheet

thanks
Anthony