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Thread ID: 76371 2007-01-30 07:33:00 preventing formulars from being deleted in excel wawape**s (11201) Press F1
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520622 2007-01-30 07:33:00 when i type in formulars for a cell, is there anyway to lock them so that they dont get accidently deleted if i press a key by accident? wawape**s (11201)
520623 2007-01-30 10:11:00 Yes, look in the help file for protecting cells JackStraw (6573)
520624 2007-01-30 10:40:00 Every cell has two key properties: locked and hidden. A locked cell can't be changed, and the contents of a hidden cell don't appear in the formula bar when the cell is selected. By default, every cell is locked and not hidden. Locked and hidden attributes have no effect unless the worksheet is protected.

To change these attributes, select the appropriate cell or a range and then choose Format, Cells. In the Format Cells dialog box, click the Protection tab and select Locked or Hidden. Unlock cells that accept user input, and lock formula cells and other cells that should stay unchanged (such as titles). To prevent others from seeing your formulas, lock and hide the formula cells--the results of the formulas will be visible, but the formulas will not.
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