Thread: How do I prevent a user from entering data in a cell?
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Default How do I prevent a user from entering data in a cell?
--Select the whole sheet, right clickFormat cellsProtection (last tab), and
uncheck locked.
--Now select your range of cells to be locked Right clickFormat cells
Protectioncheck the locked box
--Now protect your worksheet. Users will be able to edit and change
information
everywhere other than the last selected range

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"jaydub100" wrote:

I am trying to lock down a contiguous group of cells so that the user cannot
change the data or formula. How do I do that?
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