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    protect method in excel

    Hello
    I found this line in my code, i tried looking at the properties online but MS does not give a good description. can you guys tell me whether this line of code ensures that i cannot open the worksheet anywehere else but in excel?

    myFile.Worksheets("mysheet").protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True

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    Re: protect method in excel

    If you look up Protect in the Excel help file you will find a good explaination.
    Basically if you do not supply a password when protecting it, you can just
    call the Unprotect method to make it editable, either through code or in the
    UI menu.

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