Need to cut access to Excel only part of shared folder

[VolleyChick]

I have a shared folder that contains a large spreadsheet with fields necessary for reports. I produce these reports via filter and mail merge to a word document. I'm training a new person and want them and myself to be the only ones able to update the spreadsheet. The problem is, others need to be able to generate reports and all files must be in the same folder. I contacted our IT dept. and they did not have a solution. Any ideas?
Thanks for any help!

Di

 

[ranman256]

can you have the 1 person update the sheets,
then run the merge, create all the reports,
then email them (via the merge), or store them on a server ( i had folders for each dept, so those users can look there)

 

[JazzSP8]

You can protect all the worksheets so they can't be updated and password protect them, giving just you and your trainee the password?