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Microsoft Excel 365 Bible
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Microsoft Excel 365 Bible

by Michael Alexander, Dick Kusleika
March 2022
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
1072 pages
28h 16m
English
Wiley
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CHAPTER 31Protecting Your Work

The concept of “protection” gets a lot of attention in the Excel forums. It seems that many users want to learn how to protect various workbook elements from being overwritten or copied. Excel has several protection-related features, and those features are covered in this chapter.

Types of Protection

Excel's protection-related features fall into three categories:

  • Worksheet protection  Protecting all or part of a worksheet from being modified or restricting the modifications to certain users
  • Workbook protection  Protecting a workbook from having sheets inserted or deleted and requiring the use of a password to open the workbook
  • Visual Basic (VB) protection  Using a password to prevent others from viewing or modifying your VBA code

Protecting a Worksheet

You may want to protect a worksheet for a variety of reasons. One common ...

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