Microsoft KB Archive/93524

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Excel Err Msg: 'Cannot Show or Define Views on Protected Doc'
Last reviewed: April 17, 1996

Article ID: Q93524

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0, 5.0

SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel if you choose View from the Window menu and the active document is protected, you will receive the following error message

Cannot show or define views on a protected document A document is protected under the following conditions:


 * You have to use a password to access the document (to create a password for a document, choose Save As from the File menu and choose the Options button).
 * Cells in the document have been protected by choosing Protect Document from the Options menu.
 * The document windows have been protected by choosing Protect Document from the Options menu.

This error message should not be returned in the first case listed above because the password was provided when opening the document.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Excel versions listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.