To freeze multiple columns, select the column to the right of the last column you want frozen and click Freeze Panes. Say you want to freeze the top four rows and leftmost three columns. You'd select cell D5, and then on the View tab, click Freeze Panes. Dec 12, 2018 - Here you can check how to lock cells in excel and unlock cells. How to protect sheet and allow users to make changes. Video tutorial is also.
Hello, I'm using Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac version 12.2.0 (090605) (Mac OS 10.5). I created a sheet, selected some cells to be locked and others to be unlocked (using Format Cells), then I used Tools Protection Protect Sheet (choosing Contents only, not Objects or Scenarios). This has the desired effect of protecting the locked cells from users accidentally typing changes and overwriting their current contents. I can still enter new data in the unlocked cells as expected, but unexpectedly I cannot change the formatting of unlocked cells (e.g., shading, font - bold).
These are.unlocked. cells so even if the sheet is protected, why can't I change the formatting for them? It is too tedious to Unprotect the sheet every time I need to change formatting of an unlocked cell. I have zero experience with Visual Basic and can't even find options that others have described (e.g., right clicking the sheet name does not yield 'Show code' and Tools Macros does not yield anything comprehensible about VBA). So if your suggestions involve something complex, please do include detailed instructions! Thanks, Anne.
Re: Format Unlocked Cells On Protected Sheet. Mac Nope, unfortunately that won't work. I want to change formatting to reflect my certainty about the data values.
Until an automated algorithm can detect my hesitance in typing in a number, well. Conditional formatting won't work for me! Although, I could add an additional column next to each data entry column where I type in some text like 'estimate' or 'finalized' then use conditional formatting to change that data value formatting based on the contents of that column. But that would be overly complicated and also double the size of my worksheet. I'm perplexed by this 'feature' of microsoft excel wherein an unlocked cell is actually locked for some purposes.
Any inklings as to whether someone at Microsoft thought this was useful, or was it just programming laziness (easier to lock all formatting than to sort out which cells are locked or unlocked)? We process personal data about users of our site, through the use of cookies and other technologies, to deliver our services, personalize advertising, and to analyze site activity.
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Let see how to lock formula in Excel by following steps! Step 1:Create a table same as like above picture. This table is showing students marks of two subjects Math and Geography. In the cells of column H we have used a the total marks of each student in these two subjects. Say, in cell H2 we have used formula given below: =B2+C2 We are going to lock only those formulas in column H. Step 2: Here we have two objectives to lock only formulas. Firstly, we have to unlock whole cells of worksheet.
![Mac Mac](/uploads/1/2/5/4/125485119/768078211.jpg)
Secondly, we will protect only formulas. So now Select whole table as like above picture. Now click Home tab and in the Alignment group, choose the small arrow to open the Format Cells dialog box.
Step 3: On the Protection tab, Unchecked the Locked check box, and then click OK. Step 4: Go to the Home tab. From Editing group, click Find & Select button and choose Go To Special. Step 5: In the Go To Special dialog box, check the radio button. This will select the checkboxes for all formula types.
Now click OK. Step 6: Now it has selected only those cells to contain a. Now locked again only this selected formula from Format Cells dialog box following previous steps. Now on the Review tab in the ribbon select Protect Sheet from Changes group. Step 7: The Protect Sheet dialog window will appear. Check “ Select locked Cell” and “ Select Unlocked Cell”. Now click OK.
Tips: In the Protect Sheet dialog window You can use a password in the text box named “ ”. In this way when someone will try to unprotect this, it will not be possible for him to unprotect without your given password.
Only you can Unprotect or Unlock this formula. So, be careful and remember your given password to unprotect this formula.
Step 8: Click on any cell of column H that contain a formula, It will show a message like above picture. But You can edit another cell. This is the simple way you can hide and lock particular cells that contain formulas in Excel. Tips: When you want to unprotect it again, just simply select Review tab, then click and use your given password. Then it will be unprotected again for you. Now We have successfully.