Administration and Executive AssistantTier 1110 minbeginner

Protect a Finished Report

Lock a finished report before circulating it, so nobody edits it by accident.

What you will learn

• Turn on sheet protection from the Review tab
• Explain why a finished document should be locked before it is shared
• Recognise that visual formatting alone does not stop someone from editing a cell

Excel skills

Protect Sheet · Sheet Protection

The task

This monthly revenue report is finished and about to go out to the wider team. Protect the Report sheet so nobody can accidentally change a number in it once it's been sent.

You work in a real spreadsheet in your browser, and your answer is checked against hidden traps the moment you submit.

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