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Set to Excel Sheet to Read Only Status on Open

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OzzieOwl

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I need to set the status of a workbook to Read Only when it is opened, this is to stop users from overwriting existing Excel Document. Does anyone know how to do this?

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Ozzie
 
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Have a look at File/Save As/Options. There is one to set a password to be able to modify the file.


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BrianB
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