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    Change the locked option by defualt

    Hi all,

    By default the excel protection is locked when I open new file.

    How can I amend such that by default the "locked" box is not ticked?

    Thank you.
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    Re: Change the locked option by defualt

    How about selecting the whole sheet and changing the setting? It's a couple of clicks.
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    Re: Change the locked option by defualt

    I know this option, however I will be performing some automated tasks through VBA on a lot of files. And changing this by default will save a lot of time.

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    Re: Change the locked option by defualt

    OK, so you should have posted in the VBA section. I am moving this thread there now.

    Pretty sure you could record a macro for this.

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    Re: Change the locked option by defualt

    Hi,

    The following Macro should get you started. However, if you are not going to 'Protect' any Sheets, it is not needed.
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