I'm creating a spreadsheet for work, which for security reasons requires certain information to be locked except to administrators. However the cells need to be open for inputing information for everyone until the administrator enters specific data.
What I am looking to happen is once an adminstrator selects 'Yes' from the drop down menu on the Completed column, for that row of data to be locked for editing, unless unlocked later by an adminstrator.
I want to lock cell after cell in a worksheet after data entry. Entering the data is what drives the locking of the cells. All cells with data are locked but those without are unlocked.
I am having trouble with my VBA code, it hides groups of rows (projects) based on the contents of corresponding cells above. these have either 'yes' or 'no' in them (indicating if the person is active in that project). The Yes/No is formula based from another sheet.
what I am trying to do, is have particular cells, withing the projects rows, locked (as they are also populated by formulas) but have other cells open for editing.
when I try and do this i get an error with my VBA, i am assuming that as cells are locked, the VBA is prohibited form hiding inactive projects/rows. i tried an addition at the bottom but this hasn't worked
Code: Sub Worksheet_Calculate() Dim i As Long, StartRow As Long, EndRow As Long StartRow = 13
I have a cell B6 which I would like the amount to change with each entry I make. I have B4 which has constant amount, B8-B40 will have new entries and D8-D40 new entries. I had a function that had number 1 B8:B40 number 2 -D8:40 number 3 +B4. the function total in grey box is correct but when I press enter the cell in B6 says value and doesn't change to correct amount. Basically I have a balance in B6 that I want to change auomaticlly when I enter data in B8,D8 one day, then the next day, which B9, D9, etc..
I have made a spreadhseet that track what games an official referees (sheet 1), what games they are touch judge 1 for (Sheet 2) and what games they are touch judge 2 for (sheet 3).
Sheet 4 then adds all these up for me and tells me as an good approximate estimate how much each official should get paid in way of expenses.
Simple enough so far.
I have a list of 3 letter codes on sheet 4 for each official that I put in the matrix of games. It's using these 3 letter codes that it adds it all up. This works fine
How can I get it to tell me if any 3 letter codes entered into the matrix (Sheet 1!D4:CD82) Do not match my list (Sheet 4!A5:A71). (an error detection system if you like).
To make it more interesting I would like it to ignore blank cells (games not played yet).
I'm not bad on excel formulas, but I can't get my head around how to do this.
When cross linking cells from one file to another, I sometimes lose the source link to rearranging cells on one of the other spreadsheets. Is there a way I can "lock" the source cell so that it isn't lost as a reference?
I have been assigned the task of creating our new integrated time and leave sheet in Excel 2007, previously we had 2 sheets, one for times and one for leave.
The problem I have is that I need to protect the authorisaton columns therre are 2 one for AM and one for PM, so that only Managers can authorise leave by inputting a password and then initialing the leave.
What I then need to do a the end of each month is for the manager to be able to click a Button with a Macro which will then lock the whole worksheet so that employees cannot change their times after the manager has checked the sheet.
I can lock the authorisation columns and password protect but I have to enable protection on the sheet, when I do this I cannot then figure out a way of running a macro which will then protect the whole sheet and assign a password to it so it cannot be changed after being checked and signed off.
I have tried to create a macro (button) to remove the protection on the 2 columns and then reapply protection to the whole sheet with another button but to no avail.....
If anyone has any suggestions I would be eternaly greatful.
Passwords on the sheet for the different buttons are abc or cobra.
I need the attached spreadsheet to lock cells after data is entered into cells E13-G74 and the page saved. It will be opened twice daily and saved. Also im not sure if it makes a difference but I would like all other cells outside this range locked except for C5, C6, C7 AND C8. I have seen several threads on the topic but am extremely new to using VBA and cannot make anything work.
I have an excel spread sheet with the page title "Main". I would like to add a macro by pushing a button and a window pops up. It will have 4 columns or 4 questions. The first question will ask what is the date? You enter date, next question asks, What is the fundamental? You enter the fundamental. Next question is what is your name? you enter name and next question is enter what you need fixed. Once you enter that and press finished, the data is then place in the spreadsheet. All rows shift down 1 spot. B2 answer is posted in B2, question 2 answer is placed in C2, question 3 answer is placed in D2 and question 4 is answered in E2.
Each time someone presses the NEW ENTRY button this window pops up asking these 4 questions. The answers are then posted in cells B2 through E2 after shifting the entire page down 1 row.
I have a spreadsheet where I can change the colour of a cell by clicking the mouse, I also have text in many of the cells.
What I need to do is protect (lock) the text so that no one can change the text in any of the cells, but I still want to be able to change the colour of the cells by clicking the mouse in that cell.
I've got six columns with drop-down lists in every cell. I don't want column six to be selectable if the first five drop downs don't have data in them too.
Equally, I want the data in column six to be undone if columnns 1-5 are then unselected. Can I do this?
I know that using data validation or VBA is an option but I'm not sure exactly how to set it up this way. I also don't want anyone screwing with what can and can't be entered according to these rules - I want to keep it watertight!
I did review some examples your members have already provided however I have a slight twist.
I have multiple users adding to a spreadsheet from which data is later copied to a master sheet. I need to lock ONLY cells which contain data when user chooses to save spreadsheet or saves speadsheet on exit. If the cells do not contain data, they should remain unlocked.
I am designing a car park rota on a spredsheet.Each person has a limited number of spaces. Is it possible to automatically stop people going in and deleting out entries from previous weeks (to stop any cheating!) or would I have to manually go in at the end of each week and protect.
I am trying to create a form that has multiple drop downs, which are dependent on answers from other drop-downs. I'm trying to make it super user friendly and have the cells lock, so that the user can tab through only the items that they need.
I have it almost down, but I'm not sure how to do it for multiple cells. The closest I come is one big long if,else statement which runs through the whole thing on every cell change.
I have an example of the spreadsheet attached. If F1 says "Other", I want H1 to be unlocked If F2 says "Y", I want F3 and F4 to be unlocked IF F4 says "Other", I want H4 to be unlocked
I have been having problems protecting my worksheets, using the normal manner, mainly it does not seem to work, So i came up with another idea, but cant seem to work out how to do it.
I have a workbook with about 7 worksheets, this needs to be sent via email to our customers, and on two of the worksheets the customer can enter there comments and then email back the workbook, the problem is that i cant protect the data.
So i was thinking is it possible to use VBA to program a function i can enter in to the toolbar that the user can lock all the cells in the whole workbox except for two columns when they finish entering in data, maybe with a password for locking it and unlocking for the original user so that they can unlock the cells for editing.
I currently have my template protected, and I've been getting complaints that they can't modify the width, fonts etc. The only reason I have it protected is because I don't want them to mess with my formulas. How can i protect ONLY the formulas, and have the rest editable.
1. When I put data into one cell I need three other cells to be locked and not allow data to be inserted unless the data from the previous cell is deleted.
2. I have attached the Excel sheet for better understanding.
I have a condition whereby if cell C7 has a value entered, then cells D7 & E7 cannot have values entered. Like wise, if cells D7 & E7 have values, them cell C7 cannot. Cell F7 would be the product of the calculations using the data either in only C7 or only in D7 & E7. Please see the sample attached worksheet with my problem elaborated.
I recently posted a thread on locking one cell if another had a value in it, and vice versa for the other cell. I got this great response (thanks se1429!) and it works GREAT, but I failed to mention that the worksheet is password protected. It asks for a password when I enter a value in one of the cells. I just need help adjusting this code so I can put my password in the code and allow the worksheet to unlock and lock at will by using this password.
I have an excel sheet which will be password protected and only opened as Read-Only. There are 3 cells which have a dropdown list associated to select YES or leave blank. When YES is selcted in any of the 3 cells i want to lock the other 2 cells.
The process that will be used is that, I would set up the sheet every month and send it to a data entry person. Then they would send it back to me, and i would send it to certain people for approval. Once they respond with approval I then send it back to the data entry person for filing.
I'm hoping to create a button that will "flip" a switch to to speak.
When I send it to the data entry person the first time, I need certain cells locked and unlocked.
When I send it to the people for approval I need the whole thing locked as well as for when I send it back to the data entry person for filing.
I know how to do this manually, but my issue is that every time I need to send it back to the data entry person at the beginning of the month I have to go over every data entry cell and set it up so that when I lock the sheet they stay unlocked.
So that's where the button would come in...it could even be 2 buttons...Data Entry Locking and then a full Sheet Locking...I would need each password protected too.
I have a query in relation to locking cells to disallow editing based on a dynamic range. The VBA code I have thus far is this :
Sub PasteForecastWO() rowarr = Array(10, 26, 28, 69, 72, 79, 81, 87, 89, 104, 106, 114, 116, 122) For Each ce In Range("S8:AD8") If ce = "ACTUAL" Then For i = LBound(rowarr) To UBound(rowarr) Step 2 Range(Cells(rowarr(i), ce.Column), Cells(rowarr(i + 1), ce.Column)).Value = Range(Cells(rowarr(i), ce.Column), Cells(rowarr(i + 1), ce.Column)).Value Next i End If Next ce End Sub
What I would like to do is lock the range that applies as the variable "ACTUAL" moves or changes along the range S8:AD8. I have attached the relevant sheet so that you may get a clearer picture.
