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Hi,
I want to ask If the following feature is available
I have an Excel Sheet shared on a network,
Three users can acess it
I want to hide one of the columns from one of the users
What is the simplest way to do so ?
Thanks,
Hi,
I want to ask If the following feature is available
I have an Excel Sheet shared on a network,
Three users can acess it
I want to hide one of the columns from one of the users
What is the simplest way to do so ?
Thanks,
The simplest way would be to hide that column and then protect the worksheet. Then give the 3 users who should have access to that column the unprotect password. After opening the sheet they can unprotect the sheet and unhide the column.
They just need to make sure they re-hide the column and protect the sheet when they're done.
Another option would be to use a macro in the Workbook_Open event that asks for a password. If the correct password is entered the sheet will show the column, otherwise it will stay hidden.
Thanks for the reply,
I was able to add code that check the Username or the Machine name,
if they belong to the user that has to be denied from viewing the column
I hide that column .
BUT how can i prevent that user from Unhiding that column.
Which event handles the Hiding and Unhiding process?
If there is no event to handle this case,
Is there any else to do so (Prevent the user from Unhiding the column)
Thanks,
Hiding a column does not guarantee a user can not get access to that column
Try hiding a column with data in it
Use F5 - Goto command
Enter a cell address for any cell in the hidden column - or even the entire column a:a
Ctr + C to copy
Select another cell or column
PasteSpecial > Values
You may need to look at a Worksheet_SelectionChange macro to test what column the cell selected is in. & this will not work if Macro Security is set to hight
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Well that means that I cant handle the following case:
Workbook : 1
Users: A, B and C
I cant prevent User C from viewing a column in Workbook 1
While A and B can still view it
Do i need to create another workbook (2) for user C.
If so, How can i update Workbook 1 with the data entered by user C from Workbook 2
If any one have a better idea for a case like this , that will be great
Thanks for the reply anyway
Another option
There is a VBA command that hides a sheet so that it can not be seen by a normal Excel user
Maybe you could put the data into a 2nd sheet
Hide the sheet before Save with a Workbook_BeforeSave macro
Unhide the sheet based on Username or the Machine name,
To hide sheet use
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