Protection Interface

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll

Represents the various types of protection options available for a worksheet.

public interface class Protection

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("00024467-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.InterfaceType(2)]
public interface Protection

Public Interface Protection

Attributes

GuidAttribute InterfaceTypeAttribute

Remarks

Use the Protection property of the Worksheet object to return a Protection object.

Once a Protection object is returned, you can use the following properties to set or return protection options:

• AllowDeletingColumns
• AllowDeletingRows
• AllowFiltering
• AllowFormattingCells
• AllowFormattingColumns
• AllowFormattingRows
• AllowInsertingColumns
• AllowInsertingHyperlinks
• AllowInsertingRows
• AllowSorting
• AllowUsingPivotTables

Properties

AllowDeletingColumns	Returns True if the deletion of columns is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowDeletingRows	Returns True if the deletion of rows is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowEditRanges	Returns an AllowEditRanges object.
AllowFiltering	Returns True if the user is allowed to make use of an AutoFilter that was created before the sheet was protected.
AllowFormattingCells	Returns True if the formatting of cells is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowFormattingColumns	Returns True if the formatting of columns is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowFormattingRows	Returns True if the formatting of rows is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowInsertingColumns	Returns True if the insertion of columns is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowInsertingHyperlinks	Returns True if the insertion of hyperlinks is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowInsertingRows	Returns True if the insertion of rows is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowSorting	Returns True if the sorting option is allowed on a protected worksheet.
AllowUsingPivotTables	Returns True if the user is allowed to manipulate pivot tables on a protected worksheet.