Locking Cells to Prevent Changes

After you protect a worksheet, you can lock an individual cell to prevent it from being changed. This level of protection goes beyond simply protecting a worksheet; it prevents anyone using the worksheet from changing the contents or formatting of the cell. Excel 2007 enables this option by default.

Lock Cells

  1. Select the cells you want to lock.

  2. Right-click the selection and click Format Cells on the shortcut menu.

  3. Click ...

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