I’ll show you the first method here and the exception method in a minute. You can select cells and lock them or select the entire sheet and add exceptions. It’s a practical way to control who does what with your documents. All people with permission to view and see them but not modify them. That way, only you or someone you add to the approved list can modify those cells. To restrict editing for specific cells in Google Sheets, you lock them. There are a few ways to protect your work in Google Sheets.
They may not be as in-depth as Office or capable of as many functions but unless you’re an accountant or project manager, you won’t use half the tools that comes with Office anyway. While nothing to look at, they contain all the essential tools necessary for productivity. Google Sheets is the equivalent of Excel and provides some basic but still powerful spreadsheet tools in the cloud.
