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14. Protection, Sharing and Printing

Friends, the report is ready and the dashboard is ready – now we have to give it to others. But what if someone deletes a formula by mistake? What if the table prints in halves across 12 pages? In this module we learn to protect the sheet and workbook, set up printing, export to PDF and work together on OneDrive (co-authoring). These are everyday office jobs – remember them.

What you will learn in this module

  • Locked cells, Protect Sheet, hiding formulas and Allow Edit Ranges
  • Protect Workbook structure vs encrypting a file with a password (and why passwords need care)
  • Print area, page breaks, page setup, headers/footers and print titles
  • Exporting to PDF
  • Sharing and co-authoring through OneDrive/SharePoint, comments vs notes, and version history

Live story: The file goes to six managers

Suppose the finished report goes to all six city managers. The next day the Nagpur manager has typed over a formula, and the printout of the Pune sheet comes out on 12 pages with half a table on each. This chapter locks the formula cells, protects the sheet and workbook, sets the print area and print titles, and shares the file for co-authoring.

All numbers in this story are fictional practice data.

Concepts in this chapter

  1. 14.1Locked Cells and Protect Sheet
  2. 14.2Hiding Formulas and Allow Edit Ranges
  3. 14.3Protect Workbook Structure vs Encrypt with Password
  4. 14.4Print Area and Page Breaks
  5. 14.5Page Setup: Orientation, Scaling and Margins
  6. 14.6Headers and Footers
  7. 14.7Print Titles (Repeat Header Rows)
  8. 14.8Exporting to PDF
  9. 14.9Sharing and Co-authoring
  10. 14.10Comments vs Notes
  11. 14.11Version History

The chapter recap is at the end of the last concept page.

Quick revision cards

Quick revision

Revise this chapter in two minutes. Save the cards on your phone or download them as PNG files. All names and numbers are made up for practice.

Revision card: Which protection?. Covers Protect Sheet; Hidden (Format Cells); Allow Edit Ranges; Protect Workbook; Encrypt with Password. With a photo of Ravindra Bagale and a short tip.
Card 1 of 2: Which protection? · Download PNG
Revision card: Protecting and printing a sheet. Example data table with Stop edits to prices, allow qty: B is blocked, C can be typed; Header row on every printed page: header on all 3 pages; Send it as a PDF: 3-page PDF.
Card 2 of 2: Protecting and printing a sheet · Download PNG

More cards for every chapter: Ravi Sir's Cards.