Drawing a circle on a protected sheet

Is there a way to draw a circle on a protected sheet without unprotecting
it? I use Excel 2000. If not, can this be accomplished in a newer Excel
version.

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available?
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"Tonso" <jthomas@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to draw a circle on a protected sheet without unprotecting
> it? I use Excel 2000. If not, can this be accomplished in a newer Excel
> version.
>
> PS. I once read a "newsgroup etiquette" posting here. Is that still
> available?
> Thanks to all who offer their expert help in this newsgroup! I browse it
> often and have found so many useful posting!
>
>

I protected one of my workbooks in Excel 2003 and I could use the Ellipse
tool to draw a circle.

/Fredrik

There's an option on the protection dialog that allows you to edit objects.

In xl2k, I think it's just a checkbox on that dialog box.

In xl2002+, it's near the bottom of the "allow users of this worksheet to"
options.

Be aware that if you allow editing of objects, it affects all objects--comments,
pictures, buttons, and shapes.

And were you thinking of Chip Pearson's hints for new posters?
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/newposte.htm


Tonso wrote:
>
> Is there a way to draw a circle on a protected sheet without unprotecting
> it? I use Excel 2000. If not, can this be accomplished in a newer Excel
> version.
>
> PS. I once read a "newsgroup etiquette" posting here. Is that still
> available?
> Thanks to all who offer their expert help in this newsgroup! I browse it
> often and have found so many useful posting!

--

Dave Peterson

Fredrik and Dave,

Thank you so much. Your responses were just what I was looking for.

Tonso
"Tonso" <jthomas@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:3ZOdnWLOiIFNlMXfRVn-gA@adelphia.com...
> Is there a way to draw a circle on a protected sheet without unprotecting
> it? I use Excel 2000. If not, can this be accomplished in a newer Excel
> version.
>
> PS. I once read a "newsgroup etiquette" posting here. Is that still
> available?
> Thanks to all who offer their expert help in this newsgroup! I browse it
> often and have found so many useful posting!
>
>