Protecting Sheet with Password

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Is there a way to have VBA protect/unprotect a sheet with a stored password? I do not want the user to have to key (or even know) the password.

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activesheet.protect "Password"
Activesheet.unprotect "Password"

HTH
Cal
 
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Thanks. I knew it had to be something simple. Anyone with a little VBA knowledge could get past it, but I don't think my users know VBA exists.
 
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