How to Lock the selected cells in Excel worksheet

i have a worksheet where the datas to be entered only by the
administrator..and the user shouldnot have to enter any value in the cell..
Also i dont want to show the formulas to be showed to the user..any help on
the subject pls..

Siva,

By default all cells in excel are protected or locked, select the cells you
want to unlock and go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then
go to tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want,
now only the cells that you unlocked can be edited. Be aware that this
protection is very easy to break, the code to do so can be found very easy,
but it will work for most people .

If you only need a few locked I would select them all first, Ctrl A, then
go to format, cells, protection and uncheck locked, then select the cells
you want to lock and go to format cells and check locked & hidden, the go to
tools, protection, and protect sheet, enter a password if you want, now the
cells that you locked can not be edited


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Paul B
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"Siva" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> i have a worksheet where the datas to be entered only by the
> administrator..and the user shouldnot have to enter any value in the
cell..
> Also i dont want to show the formulas to be showed to the user..any help
on
> the subject pls..