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Lock Cells in Excel to Prevent Editing

Need to protect parts of your Excel worksheet from being accidentally changed? 🛡️ In this tutorial from Tryit Learnit, you’ll learn how to lock specific cells while keeping the rest of the sheet editable.

Step-by-step: 1️⃣ Select the entire sheet and uncheck “Locked”
2️⃣ Select the cells you want to protect and enable “Locked”
3️⃣ Use Protect Sheet to activate the settings 🔐

✅ Great for shared files, templates, and forms where certain inputs or formulas must stay untouched.
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