Cell Locking in Microsoft Excel
There's pretty much just two reasons for locking cells: To restrict entry (locked cells may not be changed) To allow tabbing to different cells for entry (unlocked cells can be tabbed through) The points you should know are these: All cells are locked by default Cell locking doesn't take effect until you protect your worksheet (Tools à Protection à Protect Sheet to "lock" or Tools à Protection à Unprotect Sheet to "unlock") If you want most cells locked, then only unlock those you want users to be able to change If you want most cells unlocked, then unlock them all first, and then lock only those you want prohibit users from changing Select All Cells Just click the button above Row 1 and to the left of Column A. This selects all the cells on your worksheet. Lock/Unlock Cells Go to Format à Cells. Choose the Protection tab. Lock or unlock the cells as desired. You can quickly lock/unlock cells by locking or unlocking one or more cells, the...