Here's something wierd, Excel 2003. I highlighted some columns and from
Format Cells Protection tab unchecked the Locked checkbox, so these columns
would be editable even after protecting the worksheet.

I then turned on protection and unchecked the box that says "Select locked
cells". Basically, my intention is to block users from selecting cells
outside of the columns I highlighted. So far so good, and it works well to
lock out people from entering those cells or reading the formulas (except
through code). Here's what's wierd though: No matter where in the unlocked
region I click, the down and up arrow keys are disabled. They take me to row
1 and just cycle through unlocked cells there. This is gonna tick off the
user more than just locking them out of certain columns, I can bet that
much.

Bill