Question

I want to restrict the users to edit range in Ms Excel sheet.

Scenario:

  | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | ... IV
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1 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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3 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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4 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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...
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In the above spreadsheet user should have access to edit the range Column A to Column H. Column I to IV users should not allow to edit any text or anything. No restriction on number of rows.

Thanks 🙂

Answer 1

To do this programatically, try this in a module (and adapt it to suit your needs):

Sub ProtectAToH()
Dim ws as Worksheet
For each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
  ws.Columns("A:H").Locked = False
  ws.Protect Contents:=True, Password:="myPassword"
Next ws
End Sub