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Select the control that you want to protect. For more information, see Select or deselect controls on a worksheet. To prevent a user from moving, sizing, or deleting a control, right-click the selection, and then click Format Control. On the Protection tab, select the Locked check box.

LOCK/UNLOCK Cells in Excel to avoid mistakes - YouTube YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip Click ok to confirm. Now select the cells you do not want locked. Right click and select formatMoreClick ok to confirm. Now select the cells you do not want locked. Right click and select format cells. This time untick the lock checkbox to allow others to edit the cells you had highlighted.

To do this, go to the Review tab and click on Protect Sheet. In the Protected Sheet dialogue box, make sure that the Locked option is selected for both the cells with check boxes and the cells that are linked to them. Then, click OK.

To unprotect the check box, right-click on it and choose Format Control. Excel displays the Format Control dialog box. On the Protection tab, make sure the Locked check box is cleared. Check boxes are also linked to specific cells in a worksheet.

Right click the checkbox, and then click Format Control. In the Format Control dialog box, switch to the Control tab, click in the Cell link box and select an empty cell on the sheet to which you want to link to the checkbox, or type the cell reference manually: Repeat the above step for other check boxes.

Excel displays the Format Control dialog box, on which you should select the Properties tab. Just click the radio button that reflects the behavior you want for the control?in most cases you'll click Don't Move or Size with Cells.

Lock the form You can lock the form to keep the checkboxes interactive and in position. Highlight all the checkboxes and then click on the 'Developer' tab. Under the 'Controls' section, select 'Group'. If you're using a Mac computer, select the 'Developer' tab and then click on 'Protect form'.