Hi,
I need help on this topic.
If I password-protect a worksheet in excel, I couldn't use the outline /
subtotal buttons at the top left-hand corner anymore.
There's no selection of excluding it from the password protection list like
auto-filter where we can allow user to use it still while the file is
password protected.
Do you have any solution or suggestion to this?
Thanks.

If you already have the outline applied, you can protect the worksheet in code
(auto_open/workbook_open??).

Option Explicit
Sub auto_open()
With Worksheets("sheet1")
.Protect Password:="hi", userinterfaceonly:=True
.EnableOutlining = True
.EnableAutoFilter = True
End With
End Sub

It needs to be reset each time you open the workbook. (excel doesn't remember
it after closing the workbook.)

If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

sylvia wrote:

Hi,
I need help on this topic.
If I password-protect a worksheet in excel, I couldn't use the outline /
subtotal buttons at the top left-hand corner anymore.
There's no selection of excluding it from the password protection list like
auto-filter where we can allow user to use it still while the file is
password protected.
Do you have any solution or suggestion to this?
Thanks.

--

Dave Peterson