Works: Able to Sort Records or Rows with Protection Enabled (126736)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Works 2.0
  • Microsoft Works 2.0a
  • Microsoft Works 3.0
  • Microsoft Works 3.0a
  • Microsoft Works 3.0b
  • Microsoft Works 4.5
  • Microsoft Works 4.5a
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0 4.0a
This article was previously published under Q126736

SUMMARY

Even when the Protection options (Protect Field in Works 4.0, 4.0a, 4.5, or 4.5a, or Locked, Protect Data, and/or Protect Form in Works 2.0 and 3.0) are selected in the Works for Windows Database module, the record order can be changed by choosing the Sort Records command.

When Locked and Protect Data are selected in the Spreadsheet module, the cell contents can still be changed by choosing the Sort (Works 4.0, 4.0a, 4.5 or 4.5a) or Sort Rows (Works 2.0 and 3.0) command.

This could be a problem if other cells in the spreadsheet contain references to cells that were reordered. The Protect Data command is designed to keep the cells from being manually deleted or changed by reentering data into protected cells, reformatting (except row height and column width), or spell checking.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about using protection modes:

  • See your Works printed documentation or online Help.

    -or-

  • See the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    120399 Works 3.0: Database Fields Inserted/Deleted with Protect Form Enabled

    124364 Works 3.0: Cut Button Can Delete Field Even with Protect Form Enabled

    119649 Works: Data Deleted with Protect Data on in Form View

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/15/2004
Keywords:kbinfo KB126736
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