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    Macro does not work in Protected Worksheet

    I have a macro in my worksheet that highlights any cell where a change has been made. Below is the macro:

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    .....When I protect the worksheet and lock certain cells from being touched, the macro stops working and an error pops up, asking if I wish to debug. There are certain ranges in the worksheet that can be touched but even when I make a change within those ranges, the error pops up for debugging.

    When I continue to debug it, the following portion of the macro is highlighted: Target.Interior.Color = 13434879

    Can you please advise how to run this macro in a protected worksheet?

    Also, if I only wanted to apply it to a certain range of the worksheet, how would this be done?

    Thank you in advance for the advice and help!

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    Nathaly Renderos
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    Re: Macro does not work in Protected Worksheet

    You can include a code to unprotect the sheet before accessing the worksheet in the code and protect it again after the action is completed like

    ws2.unprotect and then ws2.protect

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