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SamFares40
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Apr 15, 2020
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VBA to hide set of columns is in conflict with protecting the sheet

Hello, i created VBA to hide a set of columns. But when i try to protect  certain cells in  sheet including the columns that will be hiden, i get the error message" Run time error1004,  Unable to se...
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  • JKPieterse's avatar
    JKPieterse
    Apr 16, 2020
    When you protect a worksheet, one of the options is to allow "Format Columns". If you check that box you can hide and unhide columns on a protected sheet.
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JKPieterse
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Apr 16, 2020
When you protect a worksheet, one of the options is to allow "Format Columns". If you check that box you can hide and unhide columns on a protected sheet.
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    RRuesenberg
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 09, 2020

    JKPieterse  - When i select that setting feature it works while i am in the document. Even after saving, i open the document again the setting default back. I can not unhide and hide columns 

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      lauracap
      Copper Contributor
      Jun 20, 2025

      RRuesenberg​ did you ever get a response to fixing your hide/unhide columns when you have protected a sheet?  I have tried everything in the world to get this working including using AI help...but no success yet.

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