How to Protect Ranges in Google Sheets

The video tutorial explains how to protect specific ranges or entire sheets in a spreadsheet. It covers the steps to make certain parts of a sheet editable by others while keeping some sections restricted. The tutorial also demonstrates how to set permissions for specific users and how to protect an entire sheet while allowing edits in selected cells.

What does protecting a range within a sheet allow you to do?

• Restrict edits to specific parts of the sheet

• Make the entire sheet uneditable

• Allow edits to the entire sheet by everyone

• Share the sheet without any restrictions

How can you set permissions for a protected range?

• By choosing specific people who can edit

• By making the range visible to all

• By setting a password for the range

• By selecting 'Share with everyone'

What is the first step to protect a specific range in a sheet?

• Highlight the entire sheet

• Go to 'File' and select 'Protect sheet'

• Right-click and select 'Protect range'

• Select 'View only' mode

What happens when you protect an entire sheet?

• The sheet becomes invisible to others

• All data becomes editable by everyone

• Only specific cells can be edited

• No one can edit any part of the sheet

How can you allow edits in specific cells while protecting the rest of the sheet?

• By sharing the sheet with everyone

• By protecting the sheet and allowing specific cells

• By selecting 'Edit all' mode

• By leaving the entire sheet unprotected