It is a small world, as the code indicates I posted that code at another forum around 10 years ago having seen it somewhere else – I think on John Walkenbach’s old web site
It is important to note that this code protection applies to worksheet protection only – not to Excel’s file open or VBA passwords.
- One example of this write-up in full is here (screenshot below)
- googling
excel sheet protection “test” and “zzyw”
gives other references such as this from Tom Urtis