I have used this method before but after six months I cannot.
I created data entry fields through which I move data from Sheet1 to Sheet2 using a button.
I do not want users to see Sheet2 so that they cannot change anything. I was using the formulas below.
Sheets("Data Sheet").Visible = True
Sheets("Data Sheet").Visible = False
After hiding the sheet I protect them with the password. The main advantage of code is that I can still post the data from Sheet1 to Sheet2 after hiding.
Upon research I found one more formula to hide the sheet but after hiding sheet2 posting via Sheet1 to Sheet2 (which is hidden) gives an error.
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(Array("Data Sheet")).Visible = xlSheetHidden
How can I hide Sheet2 and continue posting the entries via Sheet1.
You can manipulate data on a hidden sheet, no need to unhide it.
Unless you are trying to select cells, but you shouldn't have to do that.
You do however need to unlock a sheet before editing it if the cells are protected. You can do this as part of the process.
Sheets("Data Sheet").Unprotect Password:="pass"
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whatever code you have
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Sheets("Data Sheet").Protect Password:="pass"
You do might want to have some error handling in there however, since if the code throws an error, the sheet will be left unlocked.
a) The statements Sheets("Data Sheet").Visible = False and ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(Array("Data Sheet")).Visible = xlSheetHidden do basically the same. However, you will need to understand why it is important to qualify the Sheets: ThisWorkbook.Worksheets will access the worksheets from the workbook where the code lives in, just writing Sheets (or Worksheets) will access the sheets of the ActiveWorkbook - and that may be a different workbook. The Array("Data Sheet")-part is unnecessary in your case (you can pass an array of sheet names to hide more than a sheet at once). Setting visibility to xlSheetHidden or to False is identical.
b) Hiding a sheet and protecting a sheet are two different, independent things. You can protect a sheet but not hide it, you can hide a sheet but let it unprotected.
c) The main idea of protecting a sheet is to allow user input only at specific cells. The user can change the content of the sheet, but only to cells which are not formatted as "Locked".
d) If you protect a sheet via Excel (no matter if hidden or not) and want to modify something via code, you will need to unprotect it (and protect it again after the code is done). However, when protecting the sheet via code, you can specify that you want to allow the code to make modifications by setting the UserInterfaceOnly-parameter:
Thisworkbook.Sheets("Data Sheet").Protect Password = "IWontTellYou", UserInterfaceOnly:=True
e) If you never want to show the sheet, set the visibility not to hidden, but to veryHidden. With that, the sheet cannot be made visible by the use from within Excel: It will not be listed under "Unhide..." - in that case there is not need to protect it.
Thisworkbook.Sheets("Data Sheet").Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
(Note that in that case you can make the sheet visible again only via code, but a one-liner in the immediate window is sufficient)
You will have to write a code to first unprotect sheet2, then paste the data and protect sheet2 again.
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I have created a dynamic workbook where i put and pull data to more sheets containing data from other sources. I have a "Temp" sheet where code updates som data, this sheet is hidden until the macro is run, to put and pull data, i make it visible and when finished i hide it again. This works (almost) perfect.
The problem occurs when i hide it, then my last Sheet i selected automatically? My code is totally without any .select or .active (Still learning) because it is important that code always return to the sheet from where the code is run as this changes name everyday.
I can't seem to find anything that solves my issue, hope somebody can help:
I tried the following, as you can see in the following code:
Sheets("Temp").Cells.ClearContents
Sheets("Temp").Visible = False
'Cleans filters
ActiveSheet.ShowAllData
Application.Goto Range("A4")
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
I want to always stay in my activesheet (example: ("16") which is the actual date, there will be one sheet for everyday etc. ("17"), ("18") and so on.)
You can use With to immediately reactivate the sheet, like so:
With ActiveSheet
OtherSheet.Visible = xlSheetVisible
.Activate 'Immediately reactivate the ActiveSheet
End With
(You may want to toggle Application.ScreenUpdating so that you do not see so much as a flicker of the other sheet)
However, why do you need to show the sheet to copy data from it? If you are not using Select (which you say you are already sorted on), then you should be able to do most things with a Hidden sheet, such as HiddenSheet.Range("A1:B3").Copy
(A "Very Hidden" sheet, on the other hand, has a couple of restrictions - for example, you cannot delete a Very Hidden sheet.)
I have an original protected worksheet (Sheet1) in which i manually unprotected a few columns to allow for user entry. I have set UserInterFaceOnly:=True so macros work on the protected worksheets, and my macro successfully creates a copy of Sheet1 as a template for the next round of entries (Sheet2). Sheet2 in turn will be duplicated going forward in time.
I expected the protections/unprotections to copy from Sheet1 to Sheet2 because the macros simply cuts and pastes columns from Sheet1 to Sheet2. Sheet2 ends up protected just fine, but the previously unprotected columns are protected again.
I suspect perhaps the protection is actually a property of the WorkBook itself and the protection I see on the new worksheet is nothing to do with my copying the worksheet content and that maybe there's something i need to do in my 'copy' that carries the protection with it. But I can't find it.
I have an Excel worksheet that acts like an application, with form control buttons allowing users to 'navigate' through records. First, Previous, Next & Last cycle appropriately through one of the worksheets records, displaying the values in my 'form' worksheet.
When users are not in Edit or Add Mode, I would like to lock the cells to prevent users from modifying contents.
I tried Range("A1:O24").Locked = True, but I am still able to type new values into the cells.
Anyone know how to accomplish this? I need my vba code to be able to assign new values to the cells as users 'navigate', but to prevent users from entering new values unless in Add or Edit mode.
I believe the reason for this is that you need to protect a worksheet before cells actually become locked. All cells are formatted as locked as a default so what you really want to do is set the range that you don't want locked to Range().Locked = False and then set the worksheet to protected.
In the case that you want all cells locked all you have to do is set the worksheet to protected
Search for your condition whether user was not in Edit or Add mode and then locking your range and finally protect your worksheet.
Let's say for example in one case, if you want to locked cells from range A1 to I50 then below is the code:
Worksheets("Enter your sheet name").Range("A1:I50").Locked = True
ActiveSheet.Protect Password:="Enter your Password"
In another case if you already have a protected sheet then follow below code:
ActiveSheet.Unprotect Password:="Enter your Password"
Worksheets("Enter your sheet name").Range("A1:I50").Locked = True
ActiveSheet.Protect Password:="Enter your Password"
Hoping to get some help with Excel 2010.
I have three visible sheets. On Workbook Open, vba password protects each of the three sheets.
Now, whenever I make a change to any unlocked cell in any sheet, I get 4 protected sheet warning pop-ups. The one that says that the cells are locked and you have to unprotect to edit? That's all well and good except that I am not editing locked cells. I am editing unlocked cells in other sheets!
Has anyone had this experience? I have played around and two of them can be attributed to each of two sheets. That is to say, when I only protect the first sheet, I get no pop-ups, when I protect only the second, I get 2 and when I protect only the third, I get 2.
Taking out formulas hasn't made a difference.
Here is the code for the locking:
For Each wSheet In Worksheets
wSheet.Unprotect Password:="JMP_DST_Lock"
If wSheet.Visible = True Then
wSheet.Protect Password:="JMP_DST_Lock", UserInterFaceOnly:=True
wSheet.EnableOutlining = True
End If
Next wSheet
ThisWorkbook.Protect Password:="JMP_DST_Lock"
Thank you very much for any help.
EDIT:
Turns out the comboboxes are the reason for the error. If the linked cells are locked, anytime the sheet calculates (any change when on automatic calculation) causes the warnings. Now, I have code that unprotects the sheets on each combobox GotFocus, but aside from that, these are cropping up.
Is there a middle ground? A way to keep the linked cells locked without these warnings popping up? A way to make sure the comboboxes are hitting the linked cells except on selection?
Thank you!
Your logic seems wrong. You're unprotecting the sheet, then protecting visible sheets, and then protecting the entire workbook (in the last code line).
Try something like this instead (untested):
For Each wSheet In Worksheets
If wSheet.Visible = True Then
wSheet.Protect Password:="JMP_DST_Lock", UserInterFaceOnly:=True
wSheet.EnableOutlining = True
End If
Next wSheet
If the workbook is saved with the sheets in protected state, change it to something like this instead:
For Each wSheet In Worksheets
If wSheet.Visible = False Then
wSheet.UnProtect Password:="JMP_DST_Lock"
End If
Next wSheet
I need to protect the sheet name by preventing
any change to the sheet name, or
the sheet being deleted.
This must be done without protecting the entire sheet using the Protect Sheet or Protect Workbook options.
Is there any way to do this with VBA?
Right click the sheet tab that you wish to protect
View Code
Copy and paste in the code below
This code disables the delete control on the sheet (but not right click on cell) menu when the sheet is activated. The control is enabled when the sheet is de-activated
The code will also name the sheet "NameOfSheet" when the sheet is de-activated. This is a workaround to prevent the sheet being renamed
Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()
Application.CommandBars.FindControl(ID:=847).Enabled = False
End Sub
Private Sub Worksheet_Deactivate()
Application.CommandBars.FindControl(ID:=847).Enabled = True
Me.Name = "NameOfSheet"
End Sub
I don't think you can. What you can do, you can make a worksheet a very hidden one (accessible only from VBA) and in case of the deleted sheet, you can copy it and make a copy visible.
Would this approach work?
Select all cells in the sheet, then UN-lock all cells with "Lock
Cells" (yellow background of padlock turns white).
Write the name of the sheet in a (fixed or named) cell, then lock
this cell ONLY ("Lock Cells", padlock background turns yellow).
Then Protect workbook, but allow every action, except the first one
"Select Locked Cells".
The user can do everything except selecting the cell with the sheetname (and delete rows/columns).
Now write a VBA to compare the actual sheetname with the data in the protected named cell (or fixed reference e.g. A1).
Run this script either on every change (probably too much) or at least on close of
the workbook.
As long as the sheetname is always in the same cell (e.g. A1), you can then loop through all sheets, compare their name with the data in cell A1 and correct the sheet name if required.