Spreadsheet protection is a very important tool in Excel, especially when dealing with confidential information or when you want to prevent other people from modifying the worksheet structure. Through protection, it is possible to restrict access to certain areas of the worksheet, prevent the exclusion of formulas and important cells, as well as prevent changing formatting and styles.
To protect a spreadsheet, you need to follow a few simple steps. First, you need to select the cells you want to protect, right-click and choose the "Format Cells" option. Then, in the "Protection" tab, you can select the "Blocked" option. Once this is done, it is necessary to select the "Protect worksheet" option in the "Revision" menu.
In the protection window, you can set a password to protect the worksheet, in addition to choosing which actions will be allowed for users who access the protected worksheet. It is possible, for example, to allow only the visualization of the worksheet, to prevent the selection of protected cells, among other options.
In addition to sheet protection, you can also protect the workbook structure by preventing users from adding, deleting, or moving sheets. To do so, simply select the "Protect workbook" option from the "Review" menu.
It is important to emphasize that the protection of spreadsheets is not an absolute security measure, since it is possible to break the protection using specific programs. Therefore, it is important to always keep backups of important spreadsheets and use other security measures, such as file encryption.
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