I have a sheet which is protected with locked cells. Even after checking the \"sort\" and \"Auto filter\" option while protecting the sheet, I am still unable to sort/filter the
Even with the settings as you mentioned, you can only sort if all the cells to be sorted are unlocked. You can autofilter even if the cells are locked, but you can't turn autofiltering on and off.
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, so I'll mention that you can protect the sheet in code using UserInterfaceOnly:=True and then you can do all of the above using VBA:
Activesheet.Protect userinterfaceonly:=True, AllowSorting:=True, AllowFiltering:=True