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Default import data greyed out when protection enabled

I am applying protection to column K and intend to perform an import that
will bring data into columns A thru H. Other people will be doing the import
from a text file that they are creating (using a macro is not practical) and
I don't want them to mess up my formulas.
Anyway, I select all cells and in format & uncheck the locked box. Then I
select column K and in format check the lock box.
It works fine if I am manually entering data: A-H is unlocked and K is
locked.
It seems like enabling protection on a sheet disables the import function
(it is greyed out). My question is: Is there any way around this?
thx

"hennessey" wrote:


how do u lock row? and how do u export data to word document?



Robert Wrote:
I have my sheet protected with only one column locked. This works fine
but I
also want to be able to import data with protection enabled. When
protection
is enabled, the import data commands are greyed out. The data that I
will be
importing will not attempt to overwrite the column that is locked.
Is it possible to lock part of the sheet and import data?

thanks in advance,
Robert



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