Highlight the cells that will be used for data entry. Select Format, Cells on hte menu. Click the Protection tab. Remove the check mark from the locked cells check box. Click ok and protect the worksheet. Data entry cells will be allowed for entry and formula cells will be protected. --- Peggy Knesebeck <pknesebeck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How can I protect the formulas within an Excel > spreadsheet, yet allow input > in cells that do not have a formula? I have set up > some templates and have > others update them monthly, however, they have a > habit of inputting numbers > over my formulas. > > Thanks for your help, > > Peggy > > > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed > to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To send mail to the group, simply address it to > mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject > line. > > Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown > menu. This will also allow you to change your email > settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > > To be able to use the files section for sharing > files with the group, send a request to > mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an > invitation with instructions. Once you are a member > of the files group, you can go here to > upload/download files: > http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles > ************************************************************* > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************