FinanceTier 1110 minbeginner

Protect a Finalised Financial Statement

Lock a finished balance sheet before it is circulated, so nobody edits it by accident.

What you will learn

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

Excel skills

Protect Sheet · Sheet Protection

The task

This balance sheet is finished and about to be circulated. Protect the Balance Sheet sheet so nobody can accidentally change a figure 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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