filter on a protected sheet

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
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
www.nickhodge.co.uk
nick_hodgeTAKETHISOUT@zen.co.uk.ANDTHIS


"peter" <plaz987@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>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
>

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

XL 2002 and 2003


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:48:23 +0100, "Nick Hodge"
<nick_hodgeTAKETHISOUT@zen.co.uk.ANDTHIS> wrote:

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

I have Excel 2000. Am I out of luck?

Thanks,

Peter



Gord Dibben wrote:
> But you must have the filters enabled/set prior to protecting the worksheet.
>
> XL 2002 and 2003
>
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
> On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:48:23 +0100, "Nick Hodge"
> <nick_hodgeTAKETHISOUT@zen.co.uk.ANDTHIS> wrote:
>
> >In XL XP (2002) on (I Think), you have the ability to allow filtering in the
> >worksheet protection dialog

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

peter wrote:
>
> I have Excel 2000. Am I out of luck?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
> Gord Dibben wrote:
> > But you must have the filters enabled/set prior to protecting the worksheet.
> >
> > XL 2002 and 2003
> >
> >
> > Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:48:23 +0100, "Nick Hodge"
> > <nick_hodgeTAKETHISOUT@zen.co.uk.ANDTHIS> wrote:
> >
> > >In XL XP (2002) on (I Think), you have the ability to allow filtering in the
> > >worksheet protection dialog

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Dave Peterson