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newbie
How do I lock a cell so that I don't accidentally delete the formula which I
created for that particular cell.
Regards.
created for that particular cell.
Regards.
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Paul B
mewbie,
By default all cells in excel are protected or locked, select the cells you
want to unlock and go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, the
go to tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want,
now only the cells that you unlocked can be edited. Be aware that this
protection is very easy to break, the code to do so can be found very easy,
but it will work for most people .
If you only need a few locked I would select them all first, Ctrl A, then
go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then select the cells
you want to lock and go to format cells and check locked, the go to tools,
protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want, now the cells
that you locked can not be edited
--
Paul B
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By default all cells in excel are protected or locked, select the cells you
want to unlock and go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, the
go to tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want,
now only the cells that you unlocked can be edited. Be aware that this
protection is very easy to break, the code to do so can be found very easy,
but it will work for most people .
If you only need a few locked I would select them all first, Ctrl A, then
go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then select the cells
you want to lock and go to format cells and check locked, the go to tools,
protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want, now the cells
that you locked can not be edited
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003
N
newbie
Hi Paul,
Thanks a lot for your clear and lucid explanation.
Now I go the hang of, how to lock cells.
I had read the same thing in help menu, but somehow or other I couldn't get
it right in my head.
By the way have you any idea regarding my other quarry regarding
interlinking worksheet/workbook?
My regards & thanks to you.
Paul B wrote:
|> mewbie,
|>
|> By default all cells in excel are protected or locked, select the
|> cells you want to unlock and go to format, cells, protection and
|> uncheck locked, the go to tools, protection, and protect sheet,
|> enter a password if you want, now only the cells that you unlocked
|> can be edited. Be aware that this protection is very easy to break,
|> the code to do so can be found very easy, but it will work for most
|> people .
|>
|> If you only need a few locked I would select them all first, Ctrl
|> A, then go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then
|> select the cells you want to lock and go to format cells and check
|> locked, the go to tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a
|> password if you want, now the cells that you locked can not be edited
|>
|>
|> --
|> Paul B
|> Always backup your data before trying something new
|> Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit
|> from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
|> Using Excel 2002 & 2003
|>
|> |> > How do I lock a cell so that I don't accidentally delete the
|> > formula which I created for that particular cell.
|> > Regards.
Thanks a lot for your clear and lucid explanation.
Now I go the hang of, how to lock cells.
I had read the same thing in help menu, but somehow or other I couldn't get
it right in my head.
By the way have you any idea regarding my other quarry regarding
interlinking worksheet/workbook?
My regards & thanks to you.
Paul B wrote:
|> mewbie,
|>
|> By default all cells in excel are protected or locked, select the
|> cells you want to unlock and go to format, cells, protection and
|> uncheck locked, the go to tools, protection, and protect sheet,
|> enter a password if you want, now only the cells that you unlocked
|> can be edited. Be aware that this protection is very easy to break,
|> the code to do so can be found very easy, but it will work for most
|> people .
|>
|> If you only need a few locked I would select them all first, Ctrl
|> A, then go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then
|> select the cells you want to lock and go to format cells and check
|> locked, the go to tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a
|> password if you want, now the cells that you locked can not be edited
|>
|>
|> --
|> Paul B
|> Always backup your data before trying something new
|> Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit
|> from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
|> Using Excel 2002 & 2003
|>
|> |> > How do I lock a cell so that I don't accidentally delete the
|> > formula which I created for that particular cell.
|> > Regards.
P
Paul B
newbie, your welcome, I see you already have and answer to your other
question
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003
question
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Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003