Locking cells in Google Sheets in an important feature because it helps in saving your document, making
it unmediatable for others.
If you want to lock cells in your Google Sheets document, here is the solution:
- Open your Google Sheets document.
- Select the cells that you want to lock. If you want to protect the entire sheet, click the rectangle
- at the intersection of row numbers and column letters to select all cells.
- Go to the Data menu at the top.
- Choose Data protection from the Data menu.
- In the Data protection pane that appears on the right side of the screen, click the Set
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- permissions button.
- In the Set permissions dialog, you can specify who can edit the selected cells. You can choose
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- from options like Only you, Specific people, or Anyone with the link. Make your selection based
- on your sharing requirements.
- In case of choosing Specific people, enter the email addresses of individuals you want to allow
- to edit the cells.
- After setting the permissions, click the Done button.
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