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    Delete rows in a protected sheet with protected cells

    Hi,

    I want to allow users to delete rows from a protected worksheet.
    The rows contains locked cells, and therefor this causes problems.

    Is there a "work-around" to solve this problem?

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    Re: Delete rows in a protected sheet with protected cells

    The first issue may be a design problem. There is a contradiction in locking cells vs. allowing users to delete the rows. Why are they locked if you want to allow deletion?

    Anyway, the workaround is to write a macro that unprotects the sheet, deletes the row, then re-protects the sheet. This is for protection without a password.

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    Re: Delete rows in a protected sheet with protected cells

    Hi,

    Regarding the design problem, is it not a "problem".
    The users tend to delete formulars, eventhoug they are told not to, but since its a tool for them to work in, they should be allowed to delete rows.

    If i put in the macro, how does I make it run automaticly when they are trying to delete the row - is there a call, or do I have to overwrite the commando ctrl + "-"?

    Thanks

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    Re: Delete rows in a protected sheet with protected cells

    Needing to do something that Excel was designed to prevent sounds like a problem to me.

    CTRL + - deletes the contents of cells if the entire row is selected, which isn't what you want. If you do not have a row selected, CTRL + - brings up a dialog which asks what you're trying to delete, which may still not be what you want. In any case, to assign a hotkey to a macro you have to use a letter, so you can't override CTRL + -.

    The way I would do this is to provide a Delete Row button on the worksheet that executes the DeleteSelectedRow Sub. Or you could select a letter. Letters that Excel does not already use are E, J, M, Q, although you could reassign one already in use.

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    Re: Delete rows in a protected sheet with protected cells

    Sounds like a good solution with the button.

    Thanks.

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    Re: Delete rows in a protected sheet with protected cells

    The code worked fine.

    What if I want to cut or copy a row in one protected sheet and paste or insert the cuted cells in another protected sheet. Is that possible?

    Thanks again.

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    Re: Delete rows in a protected sheet with protected cells

    It's possible, but you similarly have to unprotect and reprotect the destination sheet to do the paste. The code isn't hard--the "interesting" part is designing how this process should work from the user's point of view.

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    Re: Delete rows in a protected sheet with protected cells

    Hi,

    The solution will be the same as the other one.
    I am planning to create some buttons when this is needed.

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