filter on a protected sheet

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peter

I have a sheet on which I need to protect some cells. I have it
filtered. Whenever I protect the sheet, I cannot click on the little
arrow to filter, even on cells that are not protected. What am I doing
wrong?

Thanks,


Peter
 
In XL XP (2002) on (I Think), you have the ability to allow filtering in the
worksheet protection dialog

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Nick Hodge
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But you must have the filters enabled/set prior to protecting the worksheet.

XL 2002 and 2003


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
You can with a little VBA:

If you already have the outline/subtotals/autofilter applied, you can protect
the worksheet in code (auto_open/workbook_open??).

Option Explicit
Sub auto_open()
With Worksheets("sheet1")
.Protect Password:="hi", userinterfaceonly:=True
'.EnableOutlining = True
.EnableAutoFilter = True
End With
End Sub

It needs to be reset each time you open the workbook. (excel doesn't remember
it after closing the workbook.)

If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm
 
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