How to check if worksheet or workbook is protected in Excel?
If you want to check if a certain worksheet or workbook is protected or not in Excel, this article can help you.
Check if worksheet is protected with VBA code
Check if workbook is protected with VBA code
Check if worksheet is protected with VBA code

The following VBA code can help you check which worksheet is protected or unprotected in current workbook easily. Please do as follows.
1. Press Alt + F11 keys simultaneously to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. And then copy and paste the below VBA code into the Code window.
VBA code: Check if worksheet is protected or not
Sub GetProtectedSheets() Dim sh As Worksheet Dim xSaveSht As Worksheet Dim xSaveToRg As Range Dim xSaveToRg1 As Range Dim xTxt As String On Error Resume Next xTxt = ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Address Set xSaveToRg = Application.InputBox("Please select a cell for saving the checking result:", "Kutools for Excel", xTxt, , , , , 8) If xSaveToRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub If xSaveToRg.Worksheet.ProtectContents Then If MsgBox("This worksheet is protected, would you like to create a new sheet to save the checking result?", vbInformation + vbYesNo, "Kutools for Excel") = vbYes Then Set xSaveSht = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets.Add Set xSaveToRg = xSaveSht.Cells(1) Else Exit Sub End If End If Set xSaveToRg = xSaveToRg.Cells(1) Set xSaveToRg1 = xSaveToRg.Offset(0, 1) xSaveToRg.Value = "Protected worksheet" xSaveToRg1.Value = "Unprotected worksheet" Set xSaveToRg = xSaveToRg.Offset(1) Set xSaveToRg1 = xSaveToRg1.Offset(1) For Each sh In Worksheets If sh.Name <> xSaveSht.Name Then If sh.ProtectContents Then xSaveToRg.Value = sh.Name Set xSaveToRg = xSaveToRg.Offset(1) Else xSaveToRg1.Value = sh.Name Set xSaveToRg1 = xSaveToRg1.Offset(1) End If End If Next End Sub
3. Press the F5 key to run the code, then a Kutools for Excel dialog box pops up, please select a cell for locating the checking results, and finally click the OK button.
Notes:
1. If the cell you selected in a protected worksheet, another Kutools for Excel dialog will pop up, click the OK button, the checking result will be saved in a new created worksheet.
2. On the contrary, if the selected cell is in an unprotected worksheet, the checking result will be displayed in the selected range immediately.
You can see the checking result as below screenshot:
Check if workbook is protected with VBA code
Also, you can check if an active workbook is protected or not with VBA code. Please do as follows.
1. Press Alt + F11 keys simultaneously to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. And then copy and paste the below VBA code into the Code window.
VBA code: Check if workbook is protected or not
Sub IsWorkbookProtected() With ActiveWorkbook If .ProtectWindows Or .ProtectStructure Then MsgBox "This workbook is password protected" Else MsgBox "This workbook is not password protected" End If End With End Sub
3. Press the F5 key to run the code.
You will get one of the following dialog boxes based on your workbook.
Easily protect or unprotect multiple worksheets in a workbook at once in Excel:
The Kutools for Excel's Protect Worksheet and Unprotect Worksheet utilities can help you easily protect or unprotect multiple worksheets in active workbook at once in Excel. See below screenshot:
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