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How do you protect images from being moved in a protected worksheet
I have a worksheet with multiple images inserted. I have locked all cells except a few that I want to allow editing. These cells are several columns away from the images, and there are no associations between the cells and the images. After I protect the worksheet, I find that the images can be dragged around on the worksheet. Is there a way to lock the images so they cannot be modified or moved in a protected worksheet?
Hi,
Please right-click the image and choose Size and Properties, then make sure that the Locked checkbox is checked.
Hope that helps
kardebar so What if I have slicers on the worksheet that are considered objects as well. Users will not be able to interact with the slicers of edit object is not checked.
Hi,
Please right-click the image and choose Size and Properties, then make sure that the Locked checkbox is checked.
Hope that helps
does nothing, as with most microsoft features
Thanks for the reply. As it turns out, the lock was checked on all my images already. I finally figured out that when protecting the worksheet, examine the actions you will allow after it is protected. Before entering a password, scroll to the very bottom and make sure the check is removed from "edit objects". Funny how I have read about 30 responses on how to protect those images, but none of them bother to explain the nuances of the protect worksheet function. I also found that headers and footers are not protected by worksheet protection methods.
