Protect cells from editing
Protect a sheet so people can fill in the cells you choose and nothing else.
In this lesson
- Protecting a sheet stops people from changing the cells you want left alone.
- Clear the Locked box on the cells people fill in, then protect the sheet.
- On a protected sheet, Locked cells refuse changes and unlocked cells still work.
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Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.
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Where it sits in Sharing, printing and protecting
- Print a sheet on one page8 min
- Repeat header rows on every page8 min
- Set a print area8 min
- Comments and notes8 min
- Protect cells from editingThis lesson9 min
- Hide formulas from others9 min
The steps
11 steps: 3 explanations, 7 Do this, 1 question, then Your turn.
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Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.
Confident · 9 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/2R5R