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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
Did you put the code in the same workbook as the worksheets to protect?
Did you only run the first macro? Were there any errors when you ran it? ktykerr wrote: Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected. Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance. "Jen@ccbcc" wrote: Sub Protect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123" "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need to use a password, either. But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too. I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change. Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error. Jen@ccbcc wrote: If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error message: Compile error: Expected function or variable Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Just use ws.unprotect password:="123" to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right? Jen@ccbcc wrote: Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)? "Paul B" wrote: Indiana, you can use a macro like this, Sub protect_sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect password:="123" Next ws End Sub -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2002 & 2003 "Indiana born" Indiana wrote in message ... I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I don't want changes made. -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
Hi Dave,
Thanks for the quick reply. I've put the code under the "thisworkbook" workbook alone. I just ran the first macro and there were no errors. After submitting my first post, I learned that the first sheet is protected because I cannot touch/edit the data on the 1st worksheet itself. While on the other worksheets I can still edit the data inside the cell that's why I'm wondering. I tried experimenting by deleting data on the next worksheets and after pressing the “Enter” key it does prompted a message that the worksheet is protected as well. So the code is working properly. However, my next problem is that...after sharing the protected file the users can “access/view” and “save as” the file as read only. After they have saved the file as read only they were able to open/view the code through Macro-Visual Basic Editor in effect they now can see the password. Is there any way I can hide the macro code so that they won’t have access on the password? Also, is that a normal result that only the first sheet is fully protected while you can still click and edit data the cells of the other worksheets? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Did you put the code in the same workbook as the worksheets to protect? Did you only run the first macro? Were there any errors when you ran it? ktykerr wrote: Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected. Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance. "Jen@ccbcc" wrote: Sub Protect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123" "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need to use a password, either. But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too. I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change. Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error. Jen@ccbcc wrote: If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error message: Compile error: Expected function or variable Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Just use ws.unprotect password:="123" to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right? Jen@ccbcc wrote: Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)? "Paul B" wrote: Indiana, you can use a macro like this, Sub protect_sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect password:="123" Next ws End Sub -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2002 & 2003 "Indiana born" Indiana wrote in message ... I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I don't want changes made. -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
Move the code to a general module
Insert|Module and try it again. You can protect your code by (inside the VBE): Tools|VBAProject Properties|Protection tab give it a memorable password. Save and close your file and reopen it to test. ktykerr wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for the quick reply. I've put the code under the "thisworkbook" workbook alone. I just ran the first macro and there were no errors. After submitting my first post, I learned that the first sheet is protected because I cannot touch/edit the data on the 1st worksheet itself. While on the other worksheets I can still edit the data inside the cell that's why I'm wondering. I tried experimenting by deleting data on the next worksheets and after pressing the “Enter” key it does prompted a message that the worksheet is protected as well. So the code is working properly. However, my next problem is that...after sharing the protected file the users can “access/view” and “save as” the file as read only. After they have saved the file as read only they were able to open/view the code through Macro-Visual Basic Editor in effect they now can see the password. Is there any way I can hide the macro code so that they won’t have access on the password? Also, is that a normal result that only the first sheet is fully protected while you can still click and edit data the cells of the other worksheets? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Did you put the code in the same workbook as the worksheets to protect? Did you only run the first macro? Were there any errors when you ran it? ktykerr wrote: Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected. Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance. "Jen@ccbcc" wrote: Sub Protect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123" "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need to use a password, either. But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too. I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change. Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error. Jen@ccbcc wrote: If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error message: Compile error: Expected function or variable Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Just use ws.unprotect password:="123" to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right? Jen@ccbcc wrote: Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)? "Paul B" wrote: Indiana, you can use a macro like this, Sub protect_sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect password:="123" Next ws End Sub -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2002 & 2003 "Indiana born" Indiana wrote in message ... I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I don't want changes made. -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
Hi Dave,
I tried it and it's working. Thank you for all the help. Sorry for the late reply i can't send my post last time since the page is prompting 'service is temprary not available'. Thanks again. "Dave Peterson" wrote: Move the code to a general module Insert|Module and try it again. You can protect your code by (inside the VBE): Tools|VBAProject Properties|Protection tab give it a memorable password. Save and close your file and reopen it to test. ktykerr wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for the quick reply. I've put the code under the "thisworkbook" workbook alone. I just ran the first macro and there were no errors. After submitting my first post, I learned that the first sheet is protected because I cannot touch/edit the data on the 1st worksheet itself. While on the other worksheets I can still edit the data inside the cell that's why I'm wondering. I tried experimenting by deleting data on the next worksheets and after pressing the “Enter†key it does prompted a message that the worksheet is protected as well. So the code is working properly. However, my next problem is that...after sharing the protected file the users can “access/view†and “save as†the file as read only. After they have saved the file as read only they were able to open/view the code through Macro-Visual Basic Editor in effect they now can see the password. Is there any way I can hide the macro code so that they won’t have access on the password? Also, is that a normal result that only the first sheet is fully protected while you can still click and edit data the cells of the other worksheets? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Did you put the code in the same workbook as the worksheets to protect? Did you only run the first macro? Were there any errors when you ran it? ktykerr wrote: Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected. Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance. "Jen@ccbcc" wrote: Sub Protect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123" "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need to use a password, either. But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too. I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change. Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error. Jen@ccbcc wrote: If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error message: Compile error: Expected function or variable Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Just use ws.unprotect password:="123" to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right? Jen@ccbcc wrote: Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)? "Paul B" wrote: Indiana, you can use a macro like this, Sub protect_sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect password:="123" Next ws End Sub -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2002 & 2003 "Indiana born" Indiana wrote in message ... I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I don't want changes made. -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
I am looking to be able to do this as well. I was able to use the coding
above to lock all worksheets at one time but I haven't been able to add the allow-users-to-edit-ranges. Can someone please help me? "EugeniaP" wrote: Does anyone know how to incorporate the allow-users-to-edit-certain-ranges part into this protection macro? Thank you! "Dave Peterson" wrote: Your code worked fine for me. Did you create another sub or function and name it Unprotect? If you did, then change the name of that sub/function to something else. Jen@ccbcc wrote: Sub Protect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123" "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need to use a password, either. But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too. I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change. Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error. Jen@ccbcc wrote: If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error message: Compile error: Expected function or variable Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Just use ws.unprotect password:="123" to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right? Jen@ccbcc wrote: Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)? "Paul B" wrote: Indiana, you can use a macro like this, Sub protect_sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect password:="123" Next ws End Sub -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2002 & 2003 "Indiana born" Indiana wrote in message ... I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I don't want changes made. -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
Does the address of the range change for each sheet?
ladytiger7481 wrote: I am looking to be able to do this as well. I was able to use the coding above to lock all worksheets at one time but I haven't been able to add the allow-users-to-edit-ranges. Can someone please help me? "EugeniaP" wrote: Does anyone know how to incorporate the allow-users-to-edit-certain-ranges part into this protection macro? Thank you! "Dave Peterson" wrote: Your code worked fine for me. Did you create another sub or function and name it Unprotect? If you did, then change the name of that sub/function to something else. Jen@ccbcc wrote: Sub Protect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123" "Dave Peterson" wrote: If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need to use a password, either. But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too. I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change. Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error. Jen@ccbcc wrote: If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error message: Compile error: Expected function or variable Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password? "Dave Peterson" wrote: Just use ws.unprotect password:="123" to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right? Jen@ccbcc wrote: Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)? "Paul B" wrote: Indiana, you can use a macro like this, Sub protect_sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Protect password:="123" Next ws End Sub -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2002 & 2003 "Indiana born" Indiana wrote in message ... I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I don't want changes made. -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry?
Why not just use the build in "protect sheet" function? what benefit are you
looking for? cheers "Indiana born" wrote: I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I don't want changes made. |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry?
Using the built-in "protect sheet" function requires that user goes to each
sheet individually and protects. I think OP is looking for a simple way of doing all sheets at once. Something like this................. Sub ProtectAllSheets() Application.ScreenUpdating = False Dim N As Single For N = 1 To Sheets.Count Sheets(N).Protect Password:="justme" Next N Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub Sub UnprotectAllSheets() Application.ScreenUpdating = False Dim N As Single For N = 1 To Sheets.Count Sheets(N).Unprotect Password:="justme" Next N Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:45:03 -0700, David Corner David wrote: Why not just use the build in "protect sheet" function? what benefit are you looking for? cheers "Indiana born" wrote: I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I don't want changes made. |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
I copied the unprotect macroe
Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the same on both macroes. What am I doing wrong? |
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Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
I'd bet that the password isn't really 123 for all the worksheets in the
workbook that contains the code. Maybe you can add a line just to double check: For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws That may give you a hint. SLD wrote: I copied the unprotect macroe Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets() Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets ws.Unprotect Password:="123" Next ws End Sub and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the same on both macroes. What am I doing wrong? -- Dave Peterson |
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