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How to lock or unlock cells based on values in another cell in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-09-14

In some cases, you may need to lock or unlock cells based on values in another cell. For example, you need the range B1:B4 to be unlocked if cell A1 contains value “Accepting”; and to be locked if cell A1 contains value “Refusing”. How can you do to achieve it? This article can help you.

Lock or unlock cells based on values in another cell with VBA code

Lock or unlock cells based on values in another cell with VBA code

The following VBA code can help you lock or unlock cells based on value in another cell in Excel.

1. Right click the sheet tab (the sheet with cells you need to lock or unlock based on values in another cell), and click View Code from the right-clicking menu.

2. Then copy and paste the following VBA code into the Code window.

VBA code: Lock or unlock cells based on values in another cell

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
    If Range("A1") = "Accepting" Then
        Range("B1:B4").Locked = False
    ElseIf Range("A1") = "Refusing" Then
        Range("B1:B4").Locked = True
    End If
End Sub

click View Code and insert the code into the module

3. Press the Alt + Q keys simultaneously to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

From now on, when you enter value “Accepting” into cell A1, the range B1:B4 is unlocked.

when entering a psecific value, the range is unlocked

When entering value “Refusing” into cell A1, the specified range B1:B4 is locked automatically.

when entering another psecific value, the range is locked

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