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Kinnaird

How do you password protect a single cell or column of cells
 
I am trying to password protect a column of single cells but it keeps
protecting the whole work sheet can ant one help?

Bernard Liengme

How do you password protect a single cell or column of cells
 
Select all the column not to be protected;
Use Format | Cells | protection and deselect the Lock box
Now Tools | Protect | worksheet

Does this give you what you want?
best wishes
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Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
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"Kinnaird" wrote in message
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I am trying to password protect a column of single cells but it keeps
protecting the whole work sheet can ant one help?




Kinnaird

How do you password protect a single cell or column of cells
 
Thanks very much I will try this.
Kinnaird

"Bernard Liengme" wrote:

Select all the column not to be protected;
Use Format | Cells | protection and deselect the Lock box
Now Tools | Protect | worksheet

Does this give you what you want?
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
remove caps from email

"Kinnaird" wrote in message
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I am trying to password protect a column of single cells but it keeps
protecting the whole work sheet can ant one help?





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How do you password protect a single cell or column of cells
 
On Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:31:02 AM UTC+8, Kinnaird wrote:
I am trying to password protect a column of single cells but it keeps
protecting the whole work sheet can ant one help?


Step 1 : Select all cells, right click, choose format cells, choose protection, unclick the box that says lock cells

Step 2 : Select the cells that you want to be locked, right click, choose format cells, choose protection, click the box that says lock

Step 3 : Click on Review from Menu Tab - protect sheet - input a password

ALL LOCKED CELLS THAT YOU SELECTED WILL BE LOCKED. ALL UNLOCK CELLS WILL REMAIN UNLOCKED
** ENSURE THAT WHEN YOU PROTECT THE SHEET - UNCLICK THE BOX THAT SAYS "SELECT LOCKED CELLS"


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