Hi
unprotetcting and protecting again is the right idea :-)
You may post your existing code which fails.

-----Original Message-----
Please Help!!!

I have a macro that hides and unhides rows of cells
(rows 2:16). It is ran when a command button is clicked,
however, those rows are locked. So when the program is
protected, VB cant run the macro to hide the rows and a
1004 error occurs. It says "Unable to set the hidden
property of the range class". What can I do to protect
those rows, but allow the macro to run????


NOTE: I tried unprotecting the sheet before the macro
runs and then protecting it back. That doesnt seem to
work. I get a 1004 error, "Unprotect method of Worksheet
class failed".
.