Padlock on all protected sheets?

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Padlock on all protected sheets?

Not Modano specific but given that a Modano workbook is by definition protected, this new "padlock" symbol included in the latest version of Excel on all protected worksheets is a pain the backside!

Adds at least 4 characters worth of spacing on each tab, does anyone know if there is a way to turn this off?

Michael Hutchens A+ 162

Hi Tarjei,

We feel your pain, and could not agree more. Irrespective of the fact that Modano protects sheets to protect the modular content within them, this is a very unhelpful feature addition by Microsoft and we're strongly suggesting that they remove it or make it optional.

For everyone who's unaware of this 'feature', here's what it does to a workbook with protected sheets (including all modular workbooks):

This appears to be the original suggestion given to Microsoft, which was heavily criticised: 

https://excel.uservoice.com/forums/304921-excel-for-windows-desktop-appl...

Here's our post voting for it to be removed or made optional and OFF by default:

https://excel.uservoice.com/forums/304921-excel-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/40858108-remove-the-lock-symbols-from-the-tabs-of-protected

Incredible and concerning that (1) this feature made it into the application and (2) it was not made optional.

Please comment in the above forums to help this cause. I also posted this on LinkedIn yesterday:

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6688294264465707008

Godspeed someone at Microsoft is listening to this tsunami of negative feedback. 

Michael Hutchens A+ 162

P.S. You can also give 'I Don't Like Something' feedback from within the Excel desktop application. which I believe is read by the Microsoft Excel team, as follows:

  1. Select the File tab.
  2. Click the Feedback button in the bottom left corner.
  3. Click the I Don't Like Something button, as shown below.

Really hoping Microsoft listen to their users on this one, I'm yet to hear anyone at all supporting the feature...