How to Protect the Cell in Microsoft Excel Office 365?
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Published: 2020-12-15 09:20:09

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title: How to Protect the Cell in Microsoft Excel Office 365?
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## Protect the cell:

On occasions, you may want to lock cells in Excel so that other people can’t make changes to it. To do this, Excel provides some easy precautionary options for us. Here we come up with those options, they are really helpful to you.

Let’s see how to **Protect the Cell** in **Excel Office**  365. **Get the official version of MS Excel from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)**
## How to Protect the Cell in Excel?

- **Select the cell** that you want to **lock.**
- Then go to the **menu bar →** click on the **Review** tab **→** select **Protect sheet.**
- The **Protect Sheet window** will appear, there you have to select the **Format cells.**
- In the**[Protect Sheet](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-password-protect-a-sheet-in-excel-office-365/) window**, you can find **different options** in order to protect your worksheet.
- You can prefer any option as per your needs.
- Refer to the below-mentioned screenshot that will guide you to lock the selected cell.

![Protect sheet window](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot_6-11.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-4698">Protect sheet window</figcaption>

- After the selection of **Format cells** in the protect sheet window, you will be asked to enter a **password** to protect your cell.
- **Click OK** to proceed to go to the next step.
- The **Re-enter password window** will appear, enter the **same password** that you have given before and press **OK** to lock the cell.
- Follow the below screenshot.

![Protect the cell](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot_2-31.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-4691">Protect the cell</figcaption>

![Re enter password window](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot_3-28.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-4692">Re-enter password window</figcaption>

- You can’t edit the cell once it locked.

![Locked](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot_4-27.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-4694">Locked</figcaption>

- To **unlock the cell** for editing purposes, go to the **menu bar →** click on the **review tab →** select **Unp**** rotect sheet.**
- The **password window** will appear, enter the **password to unlock** the cell.

![unprotected window](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot_5-18.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-4695">Unprotected window</figcaption>

## Closure:

The above article presented you with a piece of clear information **to Protect the cell in Excel.** Don’t forget to share your valuable **Feedback** , and kindly drop if there are any **queries/suggestions** in the comment box.

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