Protect menu options dimmed

[Deborah]

I have a spreadsheet that was given to me. It opens with no problems;
I am not asked for a password. Every cell is protected, even the ones
I need to add data to or change.

Tools, Protection, Unprotect Sheet and Unprotect Workbook are both
dimmed out. On the File menu, Properties is also dimmed.

When I go into the VBA editor and click on the one project listed, I
get a dialog box titled Project Locked and a message "Project is
unviewable."

First, I would like to know how to do this to some of my spreadsheets.
Second, is there a way I can unprotect the worksheets?

Thank you,
Deborah

 

[Jim Rech]

See if you can 'unshare' the workbook. (Tools, Share Workbook...)

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Jim
|I have a spreadsheet that was given to me. It opens with no problems;
| I am not asked for a password. Every cell is protected, even the ones
| I need to add data to or change.
|
| Tools, Protection, Unprotect Sheet and Unprotect Workbook are both
| dimmed out. On the File menu, Properties is also dimmed.
|
| When I go into the VBA editor and click on the one project listed, I
| get a dialog box titled Project Locked and a message "Project is
| unviewable."
|
| First, I would like to know how to do this to some of my spreadsheets.
| Second, is there a way I can unprotect the worksheets?
|
| Thank you,
| Deborah
|