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Protecting cells so that a password is required only to Insert Comment.

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    Protecting cells so that a password is required only to Insert Comment.

    I've found many resources that tell me how to allow for the insertion/editing of comments within a protected worksheet. When I protect the worksheet, I can select "Edit objects" to allow anyone to insert comments.

    However, my issue is that I'd like the Insert/Edit comment functionality to require a password, and this happens to be the opposite of what those resources instruct. I also want the content in those same cells to be editable by anyone.

    I've searched for quite a bit, and can't seem to come up with a viable solution, so I was hoping for some help on this. Thanks in advance!

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    Re: Protecting cells so that a password is required only to Insert Comment.

    This will require VBA, so I will move this to the VBA forum for you
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    Re: Protecting cells so that a password is required only to Insert Comment.

    Gotcha, much appreciated.

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