file protection

induadhikary

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Excel sheet protection function not working for some reason (View - Protect sheet) does anyone kn ow why this is happening.. thanks--Indu
 

Excel Facts

Control Word Wrap
Press Alt+Enter to move to a new row in a cell. Lets you control where the words wrap.
"Not working" for all cells? Some cells?

Select the cells you want to protect, then Home | Format | Lock Cell

Now protect the sheet.

Denis
 
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It's not working for entire sheet. it is happening for some excel documents.

It works for new documents and even some old documents. but it is not working for some documents. i couldn't figure out why it works for some and not in other. thanks for your help.
 
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