Introduction
Protected sheets and ranges let you lock parts of your Google Sheets so others cannot change them. This helps keep important data safe and prevents accidental edits.
When you want to stop others from changing your sales report numbers.
When you share a budget sheet but want to allow edits only in certain cells.
When you create a form response sheet and want to protect the formulas.
When you manage a team project tracker and want to lock completed tasks.
When you want to prevent accidental deletion of headers or instructions.