Issue with sheet protection

[jerH]

I am building a tool where users can create sheets for their individual projects that will later be used to automatically generate powerpoint slides. Everything worked great until I tried to add sheet protection to limit their editing to only the input cells required...


Here is the template sheet that gets copied with a new name whenever they add a new project

As you can see the sheet is protected, but I can edit the cells I need (D2 for example) because they're not locked

After I gather some user inputs via a form, I copy the template sheet to a new sheet in the same workbook with this code...wsShortBlank is the template sheet

    wsShortBlank.Visible = xlSheetVisible
    With ThisWorkbook
        wsShortBlank.Copy After:=.Sheets(.Sheets.Count)
        Set sh = ActiveSheet        'the copied sheet should be the active one, so grab a handle to it
    End With
    wsShortBlank.Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
    
    sh.Name = txtPE.Value & " " & txtPEC.Value
    
    Unload Me
     
    With sh
        .Activate
        
        .Unprotect password:=myPassword
        
        'add done editing button
        .Buttons.Add(468.75, 30, 210.75, 60.75).Select
        Selection.OnAction = "doneEditing"
        Selection.Characters.Text = "Done Editing"
        
        'populate the data we know
        .Range("B33").Value = comboClass.Value
        .Range("B34").Value = txtPE.Value
        .Range("B35").Value = txtPEC.Value
        .Range("B36").Value = txtTask.Value
        
        .Protect password:=myPassword
        
        .Range("D2").Select   'stick the cursor in the first input field
    End With
    
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True

I now have this sheet

The Done Editing button links to a sub that hides the current sheet and reshows the main menu form


But if I attempt to edit cell D2, I get this

As if the cell is locked. BUT, if I click over to another sheet and then click back to this sheet, I can edit cell D2 just fine.


What gives?