Comments on: How To Lock Cells in Google Sheets (Easy 7 Min Guide) https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/ Google Sheets Tips & Tutorials Fri, 02 Feb 2024 13:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: jmarkus https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-13494 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 13:09:53 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-13494 In reply to Kvrka.

Yes Kvrka. You can lock the cell just from yourself, or you can have it display a warning when you accidentally try to edit it.

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By: jmarkus https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-13481 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:57:17 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-13481 In reply to Nicole.

Permissions is the easiest way. In the side panel, click “Set Permissions,” and ensure that your staff has the appropriate editing rights. Then, duplicate the sheet each week. The protected range will remain locked, preventing accidental changes to formulas. This method avoids the need to manually lock the range each time you duplicate the sheet, providing a convenient way to secure specific cells while allowing staff edits in other areas.

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By: Nicole https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-10785 Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:51:04 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-10785 How can I keep a range of cells locked when I duplicate a sheet? For example, I’ll be duplicating the sheet each week and allowing my staff to edit certain cells, but I want to prevent the formulas from being changed/deleted. Any way to do this without locking the range each time I duplicate the sheet?

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By: Huzzy https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-10768 Sun, 25 Dec 2022 08:39:10 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-10768 Hi,
I go through your all specified steps, but in my Google Sheet, there are not option like Protect Sheet or anything like that.. what to do ??

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By: Christopher Daniel https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-10707 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:07:06 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-10707 In reply to Jimmy Carpenter.

Follow the steps above and choose “Show warning” that way you’ll get a pop up window that will let you know you’re about to edit a cell you shouldn’t.

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By: Christopher Daniel https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-10704 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:01:31 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-10704 In reply to Gary Barnes.

You can use the steps above and choose “show warning” so a pop up message will warn you before you edit the cell.

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By: Christopher Daniel https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-10691 Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:32:07 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-10691 In reply to Steven.

There’s no simple way to do this. But if you sort the sheet by date it will only take a few moments to select the cells you wish to lock.

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By: Steven https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-10475 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:48:50 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-10475 Is there a way to lock/unlock a cell based on date ranges? For instance I have one sheet that I’m using to balance finances coming in, another tracking going out and one that will combine the two into a monthly summary but I want to record the monthly summary automatically once the new month starts and the old one ends.

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By: Brock McEwen https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-10348 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:37:48 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-10348 How do I suppress the padlock icon in the tab? Takes up way too much room on my multi-tab doc – it needs – NEEDS – to disappear. Help!

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By: Gary Barnes https://spreadsheetpoint.com/lock-cells-in-google-sheets/#comment-9661 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:04:04 +0000 https://spreadsheetpoint.com/?p=1933#comment-9661 How to I lock a cell that contains a formula I create so that I cannot accidentally delete or alter it? Obviously, I may want to be able to edit that cell at some future date, but I want to lock it so that even I cannot edit it (accidentally) without unlocking it.

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