Stop a sheet being edited by accident. This is not security: an Excel sheet password is trivially removed, so use it to protect a report from mistakes rather than to keep a secret
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Excel Instance excelInstance | variable | Required | — | — |
Sheet Name sheetName | string | Optional | — | Leave empty for the first sheet |
Action action | enum | Optional | protect | —protectunprotect |
Password password | password | Optional | — | Optional. Not security: Excel sheet passwords are removed in seconds Shown when action = protect |
Editable Range editableRange | string | Optional | — | Cells still open for typing, such as D2:D500. Without this nothing can be edited Shown when action = protect |
Allow Sorting allowSorting | boolean | Optional | false | — Shown when action = protect |
Allow Filtering allowFiltering | boolean | Optional | false | — Shown when action = protect |
Allow Formatting allowFormatting | boolean | Optional | false | — Shown when action = protect |
Allow Inserting Rows allowInsertingRows | boolean | Optional | false | — Shown when action = protect |
Allow Deleting Rows allowDeletingRows | boolean | Optional | false | — Shown when action = protect |
Compatibility
WindowsLinuxAttendedUnattended
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