Effective Ways to Use VBA Macros to Organize Worksheets in Excel

This protection also helps maintain data consistency and reduce the likelihood of errors.

Here is an example VBA code that you can use to protect all worksheets in a workbook with a password:

Sub ProtectAllSheets()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim password As String
    password = “Test123”
    For Each ws In Worksheets
        ws.Protect Password:=password
    Next ws
End Sub

Code Explanation:

• Dim password As String: Declares a password variable to store the password to be used.
• password = “Test123”: Sets the default value for the password. You can replace “Test123” with the password you want.
• ws.Protect Password:=password: Sets the Protect property of the worksheet with a predefined password, so that the worksheet will be protected.

How to Use Macros to Unprotect All Worksheets at Once

Unprotecting an Excel worksheet is indispensable when you want to change or update previously locked data. If many worksheets are password protected, opening them one by one can be very time-consuming.

Using VBA macros, you can quickly unprotect all worksheets in a workbook, making it easy to access and edit data.

Here is an example VBA code that you can use to unprotect all worksheets in a workbook:

Sub UnprotectAllSheets()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim password As String
    password = “Test123”
    For Each ws In Worksheets
        ws.Unprotect Password:=password
    Next ws
End Sub

Code Explanation:

• password = “Test123”: Sets the default value for the password. You must replace “Test123” with the appropriate password.
• ws.Unprotect Password:=password: Uses the specified password to open the worksheet protection.