Locking cells in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is among the most commonly used functions. Here’s a guide on how to lock cells in Excel.

Safeguard your Excel worksheets from accidentally deleting formulas or data sets by locking important cells, while leaving the rest of the worksheet editable.

1. How to highlight blank cells in Excel Blank cells are easy to miss if you’re working with a lot of data, so you might want to highlight them. The best way to do so is with a conditional format.

Do you want to keep important labels and data in view as you scroll through your Excel worksheets? Here are the steps to freezing those columns and rows.