Protecting a text box

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I have protected a worksheet on which i have inserted a commentary box. I see that the commentary box can be edited and worst can be deleted by the user , which i do not want him/her to do . How can I achieve this?
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Try this ..

1. With your sheet unprotected, right click the border of the Text Box and choose
Size & Properties...|Properties tab|ensure 'Locked' and 'Lock Text' are checked|Close

2. When you protect the sheet, ensure that you do NOT check 'Edit Objects' in the list "Allow all users ..."
 
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Sorry Peter I completely messed my communication
Instead of text box , I should have said comment box
 
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In that case try just point 2 of my previous post. Does that not achieve your goal?
 
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