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How to lock a spreadsheet in Sharepoint
- RaviNair21Aug 16, 2022Copper Contributor
Hi BradD,
I tried the sharepoint sheet to be edited in the excel first but it doesn't go to the excelsheet itself, it only reopens in the sharepoint link, I used the "OPEN IN DESKTOP" option, still it reopens/refreshes my sharepoint sheet only and thereby not giving me much option to move further ..
- SheriWSep 23, 2020Copper Contributor
BradD thank you for the suggest that is 100 years old. This is a document created in sharepoint and lives in sharepoint and it does not have all the options that a desktop Excel document has.
Do you have another suggest that maybe isn't as old as the first one? I really am looking for a solution.
- BradDSep 23, 2020Brass Contributor
SheriW but regardless, again, it's still Excel. I just tested it myself.
I created a new workbook, opened it in the desktop app, locked it (and it saved automatically) and then when I go back to the online view, it's locked and I cannot edit it. You can't edit the protection in the online view but that doesn't stop you from opening it in the desktop app and making those changes.
If that's now what you're after then I'm clearly misunderstanding your issue.