Excel Unprotected Formula Error
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"Unprotected Formula" message in Excel 2016? Applies To: Excel 2016, Less Applies To: Excel 2016 , More... Which version do this cell contains a formula and is not locked to protect it from being changed inadvertently I have? More... Symptoms There are two possible situations where you
Excel Disable Error Checking
might see this message: You see a green triangle in the upper-left corner of a
Excel Unlock Cells
cell that contains a formula. You are evaluating errors in the Error Checking box. Cause By default, all cells are locked to protect them from accidental
Excel Lock Cell
or unauthorized changes. In this case, the cell containing the formula is not locked for protection. Resolution Lock the cell by doing one of the following: Click the Error Checking button next to the cell, and then click Lock Cell. In the Error Checking box, click Lock Cell. Protecting cells that contain formulas excel error checking prevents them from being changed, and can help avoid future errors. However, locking the cell is a first step, and you must perform additional operations to protect the workbook, such as setting a password. For more information about how to protect a workbook, see Protect a worksheet with or without a password. Note: You can leave the cell unlocked if you prefer to leave it unprotected. However, the message will continue to appear unless you disable this error checking rule. For more information about how to control error checking, see Detect errors in formulas in Excel 2016. See Also Lock cells to protect them Hide and protect formulas Password protect a workbook Share Was this information helpful? Yes No Great! Any other feedback? How can we improve it? Send No thanks Thank you for your feedback! × English (United States) Contact Us Privacy & Cookies Terms of use & sale Trademarks Accessibility Legal © 2016 Microsoft
for Help Receive Real-Time Help Create a Freelance Project Hire for a Full Time Job Ways to Get Help Ask a Question Ask for Help Receive Real-Time Help Create a Freelance Project Hire for a how to unprotect excel sheet Full Time Job Ways to Get Help Expand Search Submit Close Search Login how to remove password from excel Join Today Products BackProducts Gigs Live Careers Vendor Services Groups Website Testing Store Headlines Experts Exchange > Questions > Sometimes Excel green triangle "unprotected formula" seems random. Want to Advertise Here? Solved Sometimes Excel green triangle "unprotected formula" seems random. Posted on 2014-02-28 MS Excel 2 Verified Solutions 12 Comments 5,621 Views https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Why-do-I-get-an-Unprotected-Formula-message-in-Excel-2016-412bfa2e-9242-4c34-a0e4-b7b36e28d04d Last Modified: 2014-03-01 There must be a workbook level option that I don't know about. In one workbook I get a green triangle when I enter the following. A B C 1 2 =sum(a1:b1) if I change C1 to say =sum(a1,b1) the green triangle goes away. If I open a new workbook, and reenter the demo, neither https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28377246/Sometimes-Excel-green-triangle-unprotected-formula-seems-random.html formula gives a green triangle. I have been using Excel for 10 years and Excel 2010 for many months -- most of my workbooks do not act like this. 0 Question by:rberke Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google LVL 19 Best Solution byregmigrant You are confusing the 'locked' checkbox under format cells, protection and marking the WORKSHEET as Protected. The Cells on each sheet are formatted differently as we keep telling you. that formatting Go to Solution 12 Comments LVL 19 Overall: Level 19 MS Excel 13 Message Expert Comment by:regmigrant2014-02-28 A green triangle is from error checking - go to File, Options, Formulas to review options. I can't say why you are seeing it in this one case without seeing the workbook but I wonder if you have a blank workbook with odd formatting in xlstart? 0 LVL 12 Overall: Level 12 MS Excel 11 Message Assisted Solution by:Harry Lee2014-02-28 rberke, That's not an error at all. The reason you are seeing the error checking marker is because C1 is unprotected. Go to the Protection tab in Format Cells, and you will see the Lock checkbox of C1 is unchecked. The green tr
Forum Microsoft Office Application Help - Excel Help forum Excel Programming / VBA / Macros Date picker - Error mesage unprotected formula To get replies by our http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?t=1153912 experts at nominal charges, follow this link to buy points and post your thread in our Commercial Services forum! Here is the FAQ for this forum. + Reply to http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/excel/315439-remove-warning-unprotected-formula.html Thread Results 1 to 6 of 6 Date picker - Error mesage unprotected formula Thread Tools Show Printable Version Subscribe to this Thread… Rate This Thread Current Rating Excellent error checking Good Average Bad Terrible Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 08-31-2016,07:23 AM #1 michelle 1 View Profile View Forum Posts Forum Contributor Join Date 07-02-2013 Location abbots langley MS-Off Ver Excel 2010 Posts 244 Date picker - Error mesage unprotected formula Hi Excel help i have added a date control to excel unprotected formula my excel workbook which is working fine on my computer. i am working on microsoft office 2010 (32 bit), my colleague is also working on microsoft office 2010 (not sure if it is 32 bit). Problem i have is when my colleague tries to select a date from the date control it is greyed out and the formula message box appears. The linked cell is on another tab which is unprotected, I have used VBA properties and adjusted the sheet with the linked cell to very hidden. Any ideas why this might be happening? Many thanks Attached Images Picture1.jpg (9.1 KB, 12 views) Download Attached Files Blank file.xlsm (42.1 KB, 3 views) Download Register To Reply 08-31-2016,07:38 AM #2 Ash_Maverick View Profile View Forum Posts Registered User Join Date 08-23-2016 Location India MS-Off Ver MS Office Professional Plus 2013 Posts 132 Re: Date picker - Error mesage unprotected formula In the Error Checking dialog box, click Lock Cell. Ash Register To Reply 08-31-2016,07:39 AM #3 michelle 1 View Profile View Forum Posts Forum Contributor Join Date 07-02
VBA / Office Integration > Excel > Remove warning about unprotected formula. Thread Tools Display Modes #1 04-26-2010, 08:18 AM TerryTee Contributor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 452 Remove warning about unprotected formula. Is there a way to remove the warning about "Unprotected formula"? I know I can set error checking options, but I don't want to mess with the user's Excel settings. My sheet contains formulas, and the user may want to remove or change them, so the cells are not protected. I also need the sheet to look good, so I want to remove the green triangles. I'm ok with the warnings reappearing if the users mess with the cells, but I'd like to remove the warning whenever the cell formulas are set by code. -Terry TerryTee View Public Profile Find all posts by TerryTee #2 04-28-2010, 12:25 PM TerryTee Contributor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 452 Crosspost: http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=612971 (since tehre was no reply yet) -Terry TerryTee View Public Profile Find all posts by TerryTee « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) Thread Tools Show Printable Version Display Modes Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is Off HTML code is Off Forum Rules Forum Jump User Control Panel Private Messages Subscriptions Who's Online Search Forums Forums Home News & Notifications Announcements .Net News & Articles Visual Basic .NET (2002-2015), including Express editions) .NET Knowledge Base Tutors' Corner Code Library ASP.Net .NET Communications .NET Game Programming Managed DirectX .NET Office Automation .NET File I/O and Registry .NET Database and Reporting .NET Interface and Graphics .NET Installation / Documentation .NET General Xtreme .NET Talk Legacy Visual Basic (VB 4/5/6) Knowledge Base Tutors' Corner Code Library Communications Game P