When you protect a sheet, by default all cells are locked. So, you need to unlock the cells you don't want protected BEFORE you protect the sheet. Select all the cells you don't want protected, then go to the Format menu and click on Cells ... click on the Protection tab and remove the check from the Locked checkbox. Then protect the sheet and those cells will still be edit-able. ******************************* Linda F. Johnson Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peggy Knesebeck Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:28 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Protect cells withing a worksheet I am trying to set up worksheets for budgets that other people will be updating. I want to protect only some cells in the worksheet and allow them to input in other cells on that same sheet. When I go into tools, it only allows me to protect the entire sheet. How can I just protect certain cells? Thanks in advance 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, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************