Microsoft KB Archive/142111

= VBA Macro to Protect Multiple Sheets in a Workbook =

Article ID: 142111

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q142111





SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, individual worksheets can only be protected one sheet at a time. It is not possible to protect multiple worksheets in a single step. However, you can use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code to protect multiple sheets through a looping procedure that can accept various degrees of user input.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. The following sample Visual Basic macro unconditionally protects all sheets in a workbook, without user intervention and without a password.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub Protect_Example1

' Loop through all sheets in the workbook. For i = 1 To Sheets.Count Sheets(i).Protect Next i

End Sub This example prompts you to determine if you want to protect the current sheet. If you answer yes, the sheet is then protected with a hard-coded password. Sub Protect_Example2

' Loop through all sheets in the workbook For i = 1 To Sheets.Count

' Activate each sheet in turn. Sheets(i).Activate

response = MsgBox("Do you want to protect this sheet?", vbYesNo) If response = vbYes Then ActiveSheet.Protect password:="larry", DrawingObjects:=True, _ Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True

ElseIf response = vbNo Then MsgBox ("Sheet not protected")

End If     Next i   End Sub

Additional Options You Can Use To Protect Specific Sheet Types
To protect only Worksheets: For i = 1 To Worksheets.Count Worksheets(i).Activate To protect only module sheets: For i = 1 To Modules.Count Modules(i).Activate To protect only chart sheets: For i = 1 To Charts.Count Charts(i).Activate To protect only Dialog sheets: For i = 1 To DialogSheets.Count DialogSheets(i).Activate

