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» Protecting Cells Containing Formulas in an Unprotected Sheet

CATEGORY: Excel Security - Protection

VERSIONS: All Microsoft Excel Versions

To protect cells containing Formulas in an unprotected sheet, use Validation:

Step 1: Selecting cells containing formulas:

1. Press F5.
2. Click Special, and then select the Formulas option.
3. Click OK.

Step 2: Validation:

1. From the Data menu, select Validation.
2. Select the Settings tab, and select Custom from the Allow dropdown list.
3. In the Formula box, type ="", and then click OK.

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protect cells containing formulas
macdonpn wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

I tried your method in excel 2000 sp3 and it does not work.

Protecting cells
RayC wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

I tried it in the first it works because I edit the contents but its not working when I delete the content of the cell. I thought its protected but why I can delete it?

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