Question

I have a workbook that has many checkboxes (form control) on one tab. I check the box (Yes/No/NA) based on values in other tabs,. The tab with the checkboxes, is a form that was created, that needs to be printed, but the users cannot click any of the boxes because these decisions are driven by formulas.

I have locked the workbook & unchecked all the boxes in the popup.

So the question is, how do I prevent all the check boxes from being clicked/checked??

AHIA,
LarryR…

Answer 1

For a Form Control:

1. Right-click and select Format Control...
2. Select the Protection tab.
3. Make sure that Locked is checked
4. Select the Control tab.
5. Choose a cell in the Cell Link field.
6. Press OK.
7. Right-click on the cell that you referenced in step 5.
8. Select Format Cells...
9. Select the Protection tab.
10. Make sure that Locked is checked.
11. Select Hidden if you don’t want users to see it.
12. Press OK.
13. Right-Click on the Worksheet Tab
14. Select Protect Sheet
15. Make sure that Protect worksheet and contents of locked cells is checked.

That should do it!