The ability to lock cells or elements of Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, but not the full sheet, allows maximum customization and control of a project.

Here is a tutorial to lock or hide only the formula cells in an Excel workbook. You can also lock formulas in all worksheets in a workbook.

Locking cells in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is among the most commonly used functions. Here’s a guide on how to lock cells in Excel.

How to lock cells in Excel Open the Excel workbook and select all cells in the worksheet with the cells you want to lock by pressing the Ctrl + A buttons on your keyboard.

You can stop or prevent users from editing directly in cells in Excel. You have to lock and protect Cells in Excel by following these steps.

This lets you allow certain people the ability to change them. Here’s how to lock cells in Google Sheets, adjust the permissions, and unlock the cells for editing later.

1. How to highlight blank cells in Excel Blank cells are easy to miss if you’re working with a lot of data, so you might want to highlight them. The best way to do so is with a conditional format.