How to Protect the Sheet in Excel from Editing

You can protect your worksheet from being modified by another user. This prevents unwanted changes from others by limiting their ability to edit. For example, you can prevent people from editing locked cells or making formatting changes to delete columns or rows. Password protection prevents other users from removing the worksheet protection, it needs to be entered to unprotect the worksheet.

Step 1: On the toolbar select the review option. 

Step 2: A protect sheet dialog box will open. Select the appropriate option. 

Step 3: Checked the box that you want the user to access the particular cells.

  • Password to unprotected cells – Allows only those users who know the valid password to unprotect the worksheet and can make changes.
  • Allow all users of this worksheet to – Checked boxes are aspects that any user can access and make changes.

Step 4: Create a strong password for your worksheet. Then click on OK as shown:

Step 5: Reenter the password in the confirmed password dialog box. Then click on Ok. 

Finally, your sheet is protected. 

How to Protect Sheet in Excel

Protect Sheet in Excel with Password- Quick Steps

Step 1: Right Click on the Worksheet Tab

Step 2: Select Protect Sheet

Step 3: Enter Password

Step 4: Select the Actions you want to allow the Users

Step 5: Click Ok

When sharing an Excel file with others, it’s often important to protect a worksheet to prevent unauthorized changes. In this article, you’ll learn how to protect a sheet with a password in Excel, as well as how to unprotect it when needed.

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