Microsoft Excel 2021365 - Beginner to Advanced - Protecting Workbooks and Worksheets

This video tutorial explains how to protect Excel workbooks and worksheets. It covers three main methods: protecting the worksheet, protecting the entire workbook structure, and protecting specific cells. The tutorial uses a sample invoice to demonstrate these methods, showing how to set passwords and control access to different parts of the workbook. Additionally, it explains how to set passwords for opening and modifying the file, ensuring data integrity and security.

What are the three main methods of protecting data in Excel as introduced in the lesson?

• Protecting the worksheet, workbook, and charts

• Protecting the worksheet, workbook, and specific cells

• Protecting the workbook, charts, and specific cells

• Protecting the worksheet, charts, and specific cells

What happens when you protect a worksheet with a password?

• Users can only select cells but not edit them

• Users can edit all cells freely

• Users can add new sheets

• Users can change the workbook structure

What is the primary purpose of protecting the entire workbook?

• To allow users to format cells

• To prevent editing of cell contents

• To restrict structural changes like adding or deleting sheets

• To hide formulas from users

How can you allow users to edit certain cells while protecting others in a worksheet?

• By using a different Excel version

• By applying protection to the entire workbook

• By unlocking specific cells before applying protection

• By hiding the cells

What is the default state of cells in Excel regarding protection?

• All cells are locked by default

• Only formula cells are locked by default

• Only text cells are locked by default

• All cells are unlocked by default

What additional protection can be applied to a workbook to control access?

• Locking all cells

• Setting a password to open and modify the file

• Hiding the workbook

• Changing the file format

What must be done to allow users to type into specific cells while the worksheet is protected?

• Change the cell format

• Unlock the cells before protecting the sheet

• Protect the entire workbook

• Hide the cells