What is the most best way, with a macro, to Protect all worksheets in a
workbook using a popup asking for a password, and specify what functions a
users can use? And then to unlock it also, with a popup asking for the
password.

For example, I want to protect all the worksheets and have users be able to
"Select Unlocked Cells", "Select Locked Cells", and "Format Cells".

Also, to unprotect all the worksheets with a macro that pops up asking for
the password to unprotect all the sheets.

I hope that makes sense.

This should be close...

Sub ProtectAll()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Dim strPassword

strPassword = InputBox("Enter the password", "Password")

For Each wks In Worksheets
wks.EnableSelection = xlNoRestrictions
wks.Protect Password:=strPassword, _
Contents:=True, _
AllowFormattingCells:=True
Next wks
End Sub

Sub UnProtectAll()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Dim strPassword

strPassword = InputBox("Enter the password", "Password")

On Error Resume Next
For Each wks In Worksheets
wks.Unprotect Password:=strPassword
Next wks
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Josh O." wrote:

What is the most best way, with a macro, to Protect all worksheets in a
workbook using a popup asking for a password, and specify what functions a
users can use? And then to unlock it also, with a popup asking for the
password.

For example, I want to protect all the worksheets and have users be able to
"Select Unlocked Cells", "Select Locked Cells", and "Format Cells".

Also, to unprotect all the worksheets with a macro that pops up asking for
the password to unprotect all the sheets.

I hope that makes sense.

Thanks Jim.

"Jim Thomlinson" wrote:

This should be close...

Sub ProtectAll()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Dim strPassword

strPassword = InputBox("Enter the password", "Password")

For Each wks In Worksheets
wks.EnableSelection = xlNoRestrictions
wks.Protect Password:=strPassword, _
Contents:=True, _
AllowFormattingCells:=True
Next wks
End Sub

Sub UnProtectAll()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Dim strPassword

strPassword = InputBox("Enter the password", "Password")

On Error Resume Next
For Each wks In Worksheets
wks.Unprotect Password:=strPassword
Next wks
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Josh O." wrote:

What is the most best way, with a macro, to Protect all worksheets in a
workbook using a popup asking for a password, and specify what functions a
users can use? And then to unlock it also, with a popup asking for the
password.

For example, I want to protect all the worksheets and have users be able to
"Select Unlocked Cells", "Select Locked Cells", and "Format Cells".

Also, to unprotect all the worksheets with a macro that pops up asking for
the password to unprotect all the sheets.

I hope that makes sense.

Here is a link to some code to remove passwords for the case when someone can
not rememeber the password that they added...

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Josh O." wrote:

Thanks Jim.

"Jim Thomlinson" wrote:

This should be close...

Sub ProtectAll()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Dim strPassword

strPassword = InputBox("Enter the password", "Password")

For Each wks In Worksheets
wks.EnableSelection = xlNoRestrictions
wks.Protect Password:=strPassword, _
Contents:=True, _
AllowFormattingCells:=True
Next wks
End Sub

Sub UnProtectAll()
Dim wks As Worksheet
Dim strPassword

strPassword = InputBox("Enter the password", "Password")

On Error Resume Next
For Each wks In Worksheets
wks.Unprotect Password:=strPassword
Next wks
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Josh O." wrote:

What is the most best way, with a macro, to Protect all worksheets in a
workbook using a popup asking for a password, and specify what functions a
users can use? And then to unlock it also, with a popup asking for the
password.

For example, I want to protect all the worksheets and have users be able to
"Select Unlocked Cells", "Select Locked Cells", and "Format Cells".

Also, to unprotect all the worksheets with a macro that pops up asking for
the password to unprotect all the sheets.

I hope that makes sense.