Add Spreadsheet Permit For Free

Select File > Info. Select Protect Workbook, point to Restrict Permission by People, and then select Restricted Access. In the Permissions dialog box, select Restrict permission to this workbook, and then assign the access levels that you want for each user.

On the Message Bar, click View Permissions. Note: If you have Full Control permission, the Message Bar displays Change Permissions. Under Permissions, view the list of tasks that you can perform with the file. Under Restrictions, view the list of tasks that you cannot perform with the file.

Start Excel, and then open a blank worksheet. On the Tools menu, point to Protection, and then click Allow Users to Edit Ranges. If you are running Excel 2007, click Allow Users to Edit Ranges in the Changes group on the Review menu. In the Allow Users to Edit Ranges dialog box, click New.

Click the green "Share" button in the upper right corner of the Google Sheet. Type the email address for the person with whom you'd like to share the sheet and assign permissions from the drop down to the right. Optionally, add a note and make sure the "Notify people" box is checked.

A mismatch between file extension and Excel version may cause the error Excel cannot open the file because the file format or file extension is not valid. Therefore, all you need is to modify the file format and it will become available. Open Excel and, on the taskbar, select File.

Click the Permissions menu on the right and select Can Edit or Can View. You can change these permissions at any time by right-clicking that person's name in this Share window.

Start Excel, and then open a blank worksheet. On the Tools menu, point to Protection, and then click Allow Users to Edit Ranges. If you are running Excel 2007, click Allow Users to Edit Ranges in the Changes group on the Review menu. In the Allow Users to Edit Ranges dialog box, click New.