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atirek08
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Feb 22, 2022

"Allow edit range" permission on Azure AD joined device

Hello.  Many of our users use "Allow edit range" permission in excel. On domain joined devcies, users can search Windows AD to select the user to assign permission. However, on Azure AD joined devci...
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NikolinoDE
Platinum Contributor
Feb 22, 2025

Excel is traditionally designed for on-premises Active Directory (AD) environments where users can be selected directly from Windows AD.

This is not possible on Azure AD-joined devices as Excel only displays local user accounts, to my knowledge. Currently, there is no direct solution to integrate Azure AD user selection with the Allow Scope Edit feature in Excel.

 

One possible workaround is to set passwords for specific scopes.

This method does not leverage Azure AD for user-specific permissions, but it does allow for control over who can edit specific scopes based on password distribution.

 

In case Microsoft provides a better solution, keep an eye on Excel and Azure AD updates.

 

Hope this helps! 😊

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