Google Sheets: How to lock cells
Google Sheets has become a worthy alternative to the industry standard Microsoft Excel. The tool is free for Android phones,inexpensive Android tablets, and other devices, and Sheets allows for seamless collaboration. you’re able to share a spreadsheet with anyone who has a Google account. As Google constantly improves its workspace, millions of cells now exist in the application, increasing the complexities ofsorting through data.
People with access to your spreadsheets can unintentionally mess up values. The good news is that you can lock cells that are important to you and prevent accidental data wipes. Here is everything you need to know about locking cells in Google Sheets.
How to lock cells in Google Sheets
In Google Sheets, you’re able to lock one or more cells to allow people to access and edit your spreadsheet without altering the locked cells. But if you don’t trust anyone to be careful with your data, you can completely protect a Sheet. A sheet is only one page in any spreadsheet you create. If there are other sheets without protection in your spreadsheet, people can still access and edit them. There are other ways to lock your cells, including locking an entire column or row.
You can’t lock cells, Sheets, columns, and rows on your Android phone. The best you can do is hide them, but editors can discover them. Below are the different permission settings for locked cells on Google Sheets:
Any changes you make to locked cell permissions may not save if another user has the sheet open. Third parties can still edit locked cells even after you deny them permission. A page refresh on their end may be required.
Lock a single cell in Google Sheets on computers
After locking cells in Sheets and removing a third party’s access, others can still copy and paste the locked values. But when they try to edit cells, a pop-up message appears telling them they don’t have permission to alter it.
Lock multiple cells in Google Sheets on computers
Lock rows or columns in Google Sheets on computers
Lock an entire sheet in Google Sheets on computers
How to delete protected ranges in Google Sheets
Google Sheets allows you to remove protections without pasting your data into a new sheet and deleting the old one. Doing that causes you to lose your version history. If you made important edits to the spreadsheet in the past, you can’t restore those versions.
Keep your data safe
Google Sheets is a powerful tool for sharing data entry tasks with large teams. But anyone with editing privileges to your spreadsheets can put you at risk of data loss. it’s possible to avoid the trouble when you lock cells and allow only authorized people to make changes. If you want to get more out of the application, try theseeight Google Sheets tips and tricksfor enhanced productivity.
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