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worksheet protection
In this post, I’ll walk through the steps for how to allow users to edit specific cells in an Excel worksheet and lock down other cells. This is a useful feature when you want to protect certain data while still allowing users to make changes to other parts of your sheet. Ready? Let’s dive in!…
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I recently discovered that you can upload an Excel file to ChatGPT, ask it to perform tasks on the file, and then download the updated file. In this post, I wanted to share what I discovered and demonstrate it with a few examples including unprotecting a worksheet, writing formulas, and creating a chart. Microsoft’s Copilot…
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Have you ever wondered how you could work some magic in your Excel sheet such that you could include formulas, yet your cell appears empty? Have you pondered on making your Excel worksheets more secure by protecting your formulas from being changed or seen? If so, this blog post is for you! We will dive…
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Let’s say you’ve been building a worksheet to share with your coworkers. When you share it, they’ll be able to see, edit, and change everything that’s in the workbook, including your formulas. It can sometimes be a little too easy to make those changes accidentally. That’s why it’s a good idea to lock and even…
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Overview During an Excel University webinar, Jeff gave a demonstration of Power Query that related to a company’s annual budget process. Initially, I was not familiar with Power Query but decided to learn it. Ultimately, I was able to incorporate Power Query into our annual budget process, eliminating the need for the software we were…
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This post explores options for formatting cells that are locked, or unlocked, in an Excel worksheet. Scenario Let’s pretend we have a worksheet that helps a user compare three different loans. The user is required to enter information, such as interest rate and number of years, into designated input cells, but shouldn’t be allowed to…
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Overview Starting with Excel 2007, Microsoft enhanced the Excel Cell Styles feature providing great built-in choices and flexibility. The purpose of this post is to briefly discuss the styles feature and demonstrate how it can be used in conjunction with worksheet protection. Cell Styles Think of a cell style as a comprehensive set of cell…
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