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How lock just some cells
I have an excel spreadsheet and I want to lock portions of it ... not all.
Can that be done. Locking alone doesn't work, but protection locks the entire worksheet down. How do I beat this? Thanks. |
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How lock just some cells
By default all cells are locked when the sheet is protected.
Hit CRTL + A(twice if xl2003) then FormatCellsProtection. Uncheck "locked" and OK. Select the cells you wish to lock and FormatCellsProtection. Check "locked" and OK. Now ToolsProtectionProtect Sheet. This is mandatory and no way to "beat it" unless you want to get into VBA. You can set a password to unprotect. These can easily be broken in Excel but will keep your formulas from being accidentally overwritten. NOTE the options available in xl2002 and 2003 when you hit Protect Sheet Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:50:44 -0600, "Cowtoon" wrote: I have an excel spreadsheet and I want to lock portions of it ... not all. Can that be done. Locking alone doesn't work, but protection locks the entire worksheet down. How do I beat this? Thanks. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
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How lock just some cells
Thanks Gord. That's great ... it works. I was missing the first step to
unlock everything at the start. Thanks. Diana "Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message ... By default all cells are locked when the sheet is protected. Hit CRTL + A(twice if xl2003) then FormatCellsProtection. Uncheck "locked" and OK. Select the cells you wish to lock and FormatCellsProtection. Check "locked" and OK. Now ToolsProtectionProtect Sheet. This is mandatory and no way to "beat it" unless you want to get into VBA. You can set a password to unprotect. These can easily be broken in Excel but will keep your formulas from being accidentally overwritten. NOTE the options available in xl2002 and 2003 when you hit Protect Sheet Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:50:44 -0600, "Cowtoon" wrote: I have an excel spreadsheet and I want to lock portions of it ... not all. Can that be done. Locking alone doesn't work, but protection locks the entire worksheet down. How do I beat this? Thanks. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
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