Hello! I am trying to protect individual cells without having to protect the whole document in excel. How do I go about this?

S Google 0 Reputation points
2024-01-18T00:00:06.8366667+00:00

Hello! I am trying to protect individual cells without having to protect the whole document in excel. How do I go about this? I only have the option to protect the entire workbook and not individual columns and/or separate sections. Please, help! #excel

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  1. Jiajing Hua-MFST 14,345 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-01-18T05:18:51.51+00:00

    Hi @S Google

    If you want to protect individual cells, the "Protect Sheet" feature is still helpful.

    1. Please press Ctrl + A to select whole sheet cells
    2. Right click > Format Cells > Protection tab > Untick the box of "Locked"
    3. Press Ctrl and hold on, select the cells that you need to protect
    4. Repeat the steps 2 to go to Protection tab, tick the box of "Locked"
    5. Go to Review tab > Protect group, Protect Sheet > Enter the password and confirm password.

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