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Excel Lock Cells and Protect Formula (but allow data entry) - YouTube YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip Then we click on ok and go to the file tab. And here in the info. Section we click on protectMoreThen we click on ok and go to the file tab. And here in the info. Section we click on protect workbook. And then on protect current sheet. Now we can enter a password.

Excel 2013 On the Review tab > Protect Sheet. Type a password, and make sure that Protect worksheet and contents of locked cells is selected. Click OK. All cells have the Locked formatting by default, so this will protect all cells.

The F4 key is the easiest way to lock cell references. Simply select the cell or range of cells that you want to lock, then press the F4 key. Excel will automatically add the $ sign to the appropriate places in the cell reference. One advantage of using the F4 key is that it's quick and easy.

With the cells with formulas selected, press Control + 1 (hold the Control key and then press 1). In the format cells dialog box, select the Protection tab. Check the 'Locked' option. Click ok.

Select the cells you want to lock. On the Home tab, in the Alignment group, click the small arrow to open the Format Cells popup window. On the Protection tab, select the Locked check box, and then click OK to close the popup.

There is a shortcut for placing absolute cell references in your formulas! When you are typing your formula, after you type a cell reference - press the F4 key. Excel automatically makes the cell reference absolute! By continuing to press F4, Excel will cycle through all of the absolute reference possibilities.

The problem isn't in Excel, it's in the computer BIOS settings. The function keys are not in function mode, but are in multimedia mode by default! You can change this so that you don't have to press the combination of Fn+F4 each time you want to lock the cell.