Hi Mike,

If you save the timesheet 'template' as an Excel template, your employees will get a new (non-template) file each time they start a timesheet for a new period. They'll then be prompted for the filename and, even if they don't give one, your template will not be over-written. The file-creation process is a little more convoluted (File|New|My Templates), but that's the price they pay.

One alternative is to set your file's read-only attribute under Windows Explorer. That way, Windows won't allow them to modify the file. Another is to change the file's permissions, so that only you can edit the file, but they can make copies, etc.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]