Hi,

I have one cell that I need to manually nudge up or down the decimal
place for by using the quick button on the top menu.

Problem is my workbook has protected sheets, and all formatting
functions vanish when you protect.

How can I allow users to change the DP in this one cell in my
protected sheet?

Currently I unprotect, change the DP and reprotect.

Cheers,

Aaron.

Unlock that cell before protecting the sheet.

FormatCellsProtection

Allow users to format that cell.

ToolsProtectionProtect Sheet.

Enable "format cells"

If not using 2002 or newer you won't have this option so could use VBA code to
unprotect, do the deed then re-protect.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:36:38 -0700, Aaron wrote:

Hi,

I have one cell that I need to manually nudge up or down the decimal
place for by using the quick button on the top menu.

Problem is my workbook has protected sheets, and all formatting
functions vanish when you protect.

How can I allow users to change the DP in this one cell in my
protected sheet?

Currently I unprotect, change the DP and reprotect.

Cheers,

Aaron.

On Jul 25, 2:16 pm, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:
Unlock that cell before protecting the sheet.

FormatCellsProtection

Allow users to format that cell.

ToolsProtectionProtect Sheet.

Enable "format cells"

If not using 2002 or newer you won't have this option so could use VBA code to
unprotect, do the deed then re-protect.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP



On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:36:38 -0700, Aaron wrote:
Hi,

I have one cell that I need to manually nudge up or down the decimal
place for by using the quick button on the top menu.

Problem is my workbook has protected sheets, and all formatting
functions vanish when you protect.

How can I allow users to change the DP in this one cell in my
protected sheet?

Currently I unprotect, change the DP and reprotect.

Cheers,

Aaron.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I am using Excel 2007,

The cell is unlocked as it can have a number entered into it, but I
also want to be able to change the DP of that cell.

The format menu is not available when the sheet is protected and the
cell is unlocked as you can edit the contents, just not the format.

Cheers,

Aaron.

Sorry

I don't use 2007 but 2002 and 2003 allowed cell formatting in unlocked cells on
a protected sheet.

Perhaps a 2007 user will jump in with some info.


Gord

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:26:24 -0700, Aaron wrote:

On Jul 25, 2:16 pm, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:
Unlock that cell before protecting the sheet.

FormatCellsProtection

Allow users to format that cell.

ToolsProtectionProtect Sheet.

Enable "format cells"

If not using 2002 or newer you won't have this option so could use VBA code to
unprotect, do the deed then re-protect.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP



On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:36:38 -0700, Aaron wrote:
Hi,

I have one cell that I need to manually nudge up or down the decimal
place for by using the quick button on the top menu.

Problem is my workbook has protected sheets, and all formatting
functions vanish when you protect.

How can I allow users to change the DP in this one cell in my
protected sheet?

Currently I unprotect, change the DP and reprotect.

Cheers,

Aaron.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I am using Excel 2007,

The cell is unlocked as it can have a number entered into it, but I
also want to be able to change the DP of that cell.

The format menu is not available when the sheet is protected and the
cell is unlocked as you can edit the contents, just not the format.

Cheers,

Aaron.

On Jul 25, 2:31 pm, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:
Sorry

I don't use 2007 but 2002 and 2003 allowed cell formatting in unlocked cells on
a protected sheet.

Perhaps a 2007 user will jump in with some info.

Gord



On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:26:24 -0700, Aaron wrote:
On Jul 25, 2:16 pm, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:
Unlock that cell before protecting the sheet.

FormatCellsProtection

Allow users to format that cell.

ToolsProtectionProtect Sheet.

Enable "format cells"

If not using 2002 or newer you won't have this option so could use VBA code to
unprotect, do the deed then re-protect.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:36:38 -0700, Aaron wrote:
Hi,

I have one cell that I need to manually nudge up or down the decimal
place for by using the quick button on the top menu.

Problem is my workbook has protected sheets, and all formatting
functions vanish when you protect.

How can I allow users to change the DP in this one cell in my
protected sheet?

Currently I unprotect, change the DP and reprotect.

Cheers,

Aaron.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I am using Excel 2007,

The cell is unlocked as it can have a number entered into it, but I
also want to be able to change the DP of that cell.

The format menu is not available when the sheet is protected and the
cell is unlocked as you can edit the contents, just not the format.

Cheers,

Aaron.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hmm I used to use 2003 but recently upgraded as I hit the too many
cell formats error problem. I have had this problem in 2003 also.

To clarify, I basically have the whole sheet locked, and I allow users
to edit ranges of cells.

When I protect sheet I only allow select unlocked cells.

If I also allow globally format cells they will be able to format all
the other unlocked cells also and I dont want that.

I need to allow this one cell to be formatted only, and even then for
decimal place only if poss.

Cheers,

Aaron.