Excel Document Protection Techniques Sample
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office system (version 3.0)
Excel Document Protection Techniques Sample

NoteNote:

This sample runs only in Microsoft Office Excel 2007.

This sample demonstrates various techniques you can use to protect structural components of a worksheet. These techniques can help to prevent users from accidentally deleting controls or otherwise changing important parts of your solution document.

Security noteSecurity Note:

This sample code is intended to illustrate a concept, and it shows only the code that is relevant to that concept. It may not meet the security requirements for a specific environment, and it should not be used exactly as shown. We recommend that you add security and error-handling code to make your projects more secure and robust. Microsoft provides this sample code "AS IS" with no warranties.

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To run this sample

  1. Press F5.

  2. Follow the instructions on Sheet1 and Sheet2.

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  • How to protect a value in a NamedRange control from unauthorized modifications.

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