Hide formulas from others
Share a file so people see your results but not your formulas, and know how far that can be trusted.
In this lesson
- A hidden formula stays out of the formula bar, but its result still shows in the cell.
- Hidden only works once the sheet is protected.
- On a protected sheet, locked cells can't be changed, so nobody can type over your formulas.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up
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- Skill
- Sharing, printing and protecting
- Stage
- Advanced
Where it sits in Sharing, printing and protecting
- Print a sheet on one page8 min
- Comments and notes8 min
- Protect cells from editing9 min
- Hide formulas from othersThis lesson9 min
The steps
10 steps: 4 explanations, 5 Do this, 1 question, then Your turn.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up
Do the free lesson on your computer.
Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.
On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/GX5R