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Excel Tips: Security > Protect Sheets

Auto Protect Sheets

How to auto protect a specific worksheet in Excel

How to automatically protect all worksheets when closing the Excel workbook

How to toggle (turn on/off) worksheet protection in Excel

Protect Multiple Sheets

How to protect multiple worksheets at once in Excel

How to unprotect multiple worksheets at once in Excel

Edit in Protected Sheets

How to allow certain users to edit cells range in Excel?

How to allow edit objects in protected worksheet in Excel?

How to allow external data refresh in protected worksheet in Excel?

How to allow merge cells within protected worksheet in Excel?

How to allow sorting and Filter locked cells in protected sheets?

How to allow spell check in a protected worksheet in Excel?

Prevent Operations

How to lock a sheet position for always visible in Excel Workbook

How to prevent a certain worksheet from being deleted in Excel

How to prevent from changing sheet name in Excel

How to prevent selection of multiple worksheets in Excel

How to prevent users from printing worksheet

How to protect worksheet from viewing in Excel

How to protect worksheet’s formatting only in Excel

How to restrict access to a certain worksheet in Excel

How to save worksheets/workbook as read only

Others

How to check if worksheet or workbook is protected in Excel

How to recover lost worksheet protection password in Excel

How to set a password to protect the workbook

How to set password to protect hidden sheet in Excel