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General Questions:

Deployment Wizard questions:

Questions about LockXLS activation:

Advanced Questions:

Text which begins from = character is not shown in the locked workbook.
Open protected file without asking password
Protect Charts and Objects from modification
Make my spreadsheet working without activation on specific PCs
Save workbook as usual Excel workbook without protection
Make data on hidden sheets available to my external application
Allow to unprotect sheets from external appliation
Generate Activation Codes online
Enable\Disable printing from VBA macro
Export cells with a specific background to external file
Access to registration information from VBA macro.
You can use this technique to limit features during trial period, display working period, Computer Code, etc.
Use your own Help file in locked workbook.
How to determine is opened workbook locked?
Get path to folder, where your locked application file is located.
Setup Package creates multiple entries in the Control Panel.
Create unlocked workbook from VBA macro in locked file.
For example: your locked file creates new workbook and copies some data into it. By default LockXLS locks this new file with same settings as source workbook. But if needed you can unlock it and make formulae available to customer.
I have several linked workbooks. Can I lock them with LockXLS to the application?
You can lock linked workbooks in same way as usual workbooks. Please check Samples topic to find an example of the project with locked linked workbooks.
Combine Hardware Based Activation Code protection option with Trial Period protection.
How to hide LockXLS messages about expired trial period?
You should use a Hide LockXLS Runtime messages option.

LockXLS Runtime Menu:

Miscellaneous questions:

Excel 2000 does not have an option to block selection of locked cells on the protected sheet.
This issue can be solved by using EnableSelection property on the protected sheet. Go to the Visual Basic Editor and for this sheet set this option to "1 - xlUnlockedCells".