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    Hi,

    I was wondering if there is away to make it so a user can't use a formula to reference hidden cells. I'm working on a data base full of websites with user names and passwords. I would like to be able to password protect the password column, which is easy to do. I know how to hide and password protect it, but I don't know how to keep people from using "=j5" to display the information from the hidden cell.

    Is it possible to exclude some cells from being referenced with formals?


    Thank you,
    Justin

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    Re: Hidden Cells

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    then if you protect sheet formula bar will be empty.
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    Re: Hidden Cells

    Quote Originally Posted by 82jwalker View Post
    Is it possible to exclude some cells from being referenced with formals?
    Hi & welcome to the board
    Not that I'm aware of.

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    Re: Hidden Cells

    If you want to protect anything more sensitive than publicly-available information, Excel is not your application.
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