XL98: VBA Macro to Protect Multiple Sheets in a Workbook

ID: Q193649

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, individual worksheets can only be protected one sheet at a time. It is not possible to protect multiple worksheets in a single step. However, you can use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code to protect multiple sheets through a looping procedure that can accept various degrees of user input.

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The following sample Visual Basic macro unconditionally protects all sheets in a workbook, without user intervention and without a password.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub Protect_Example1()
      Dim i As Integer

      ' Loop through all sheets in the workbook.
      For i = 1 To Sheets.Count
         Sheets(i).Protect
      Next i

   End Sub

This example prompts you to determine if you want to protect the current sheet. If you answer yes, the sheet is then protected with a hard-coded password.

   Sub Protect_Example2()
      Dim response As Integer
      Dim i as Integer

      ' Loop through all sheets in the workbook
      For i = 1 To Sheets.Count

         ' Activate each sheet in turn.
         Sheets(i).Activate

         response = MsgBox("Do you want to protect this sheet?", vbYesNo)
         If response = vbYes Then
            ActiveSheet.Protect password:="larry", DrawingObjects:=True, _
               Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True

         ElseIf response = vbNo Then
            MsgBox ("Sheet not protected")

         End If
      Next i
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about the Protect Method, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "protect," click Search, and then click to view "Protect Method."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode xlvbahowto 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999