Thanks for your reply.

I tried this code, but it seems like it will prompt the user to unprotect
the file. Since the user does not have tha password, thus I don't think this
will be working at the end user's end.

I just found out that whenever I copy the data content from the web site,
then the cell will be locked, even though my initial setting is unlocked.

Any idea on this? Appreciate your help.

"Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote:

I guess you code run this code in the Workbook_Open event...

Dim WS As Worksheet
For Each WS In Worksheets
WS.Unprotect
Next

Rick


"ah" wrote in message
...
I found that when user copy the data from a locked cell and paste it to my
template, the excel will change the cell format from unlocked to locked.

Please advice: how am I going to prevent the format from being changed?
"ah" wrote:

I've wrongly posted the following in the Excel General Question just now,
thus sorry for the duplicate posts:

Hi;

Can someone help me urgently? I'm getting a lot of complaint from end
user
stating that they are not be able to change the cell contents.

This is how it works:
a) Staff A will fill in the template and forward it to their supervisor
for
approval
b) The supervisor might need to make some amendments when they found that
there are some mistakes with the form.
c) The supervisor claim that they are not be able to change the contents
in
some of the cell

I performed a check and found that the cell properties has been changed
to
"Locked" when it reaches the supervisor. For your information, I did not
lock
the cell. In the event if it is locked, then the staff will not be able
to
fill in the cell at the 1st place, as they don't have the password to
unprotect it.

I suspect the staff A is copying the data from another source and paste
it
into the template when they performed the data entry.

Please advice:
How am i going to prevent the user from changing the cell properties from
"unlocked" to "Locked" even when they are copying the data from another
source?

Thanks in advance