Locking a Spreadsheet So It Can’t Be Edited
If you’re running Mac OS X v10.7 (Lion) or later, you can lock your spreadsheet so you
can’t edit it by accident, when you only intend to open and view it. You can easily
unlock the spreadsheet at any time to continue editing it.
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Chapter 2
Creating, Saving, and Organizing a Numbers Spreadsheet
Chapter 2
Creating, Saving, and Organizing a Numbers Spreadsheet
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To lock a spreadsheet:
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Open the spreadsheet you want to lock, and hold your pointer over the name of the
spreadsheet at the top of the Numbers application window.
A triangle appears.
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Click the triangle and choose Lock from the pop-up menu.
To unlock a spreadsheet for editing:
Hold your pointer over the name of the spreadsheet at the top of the Numbers
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application window until the triangle appears, click the triangle, and then choose Unlock.