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Protect workbook elements

Add or change the header or footer text

Options

PivotTable

Protect workbook elements

  1. On the Review tab, in the Changes group, click Protect Workbook.


     

  2. Under Protect workbook for, do any of the following:

    To protect the structure of a workbook, select the Structure check box.

    To keep workbook windows in the same size and position each time the workbook is opened, select the Windows check box.

  3. To prevent other users from removing workbook protection, in the Password (optional) box, type a password, click OK, and then retype the password to confirm it.
Note  The password is optional. If you don't supply a password, then any user can unprotect the workbook and change the protected elements. Make sure that you choose a password that you can remember, because if you lose the password, you cannot gain access to the protected elements in the workbook.

 

Add or change the header or footer text

For worksheets, you can work with headers and footers in Page Layout view. For other sheet types, such as chart sheets or for embedded charts, you can work with headers and footers in the Page Setup dialog box.

Page Layout View

  1. Click the worksheet to which you want to add headers or footers, or that contains headers or footers that you want to change.
  2. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Header & Footer.

    Note Excel displays the worksheet in Page Layout view. You can also click Page Layout View on the status bar to display this view.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To add a header or footer, click the left, center, or right header or footer text box at the top or at the bottom of the worksheet page.
    • To change a header or footer, click the header or footer text box at the top or at the bottom of the worksheet page that contains header or footer text, and then select the text that you want to change.
       
  4. Type the text that you want.
     
    Tip  To return to Normal view, on the View tab, in the Workbook Views group, click Normal.
    You can also click Normal on the status bar.

     
    Notes
    • To start a new line in a header or footer text box, press ENTER.
    • To delete a portion of a header or footer, select the portion that you want to delete in the header or footer text box, and then press DELETE or BACKSPACE. You can also click in the text and then press BACKSPACE to delete the preceding characters.
    • To include a single ampersand (&) within the text of a header or footer, use two ampersands. For example, to include "Subcontractors & Services" in a header, type Subcontractors && Services.
    • To close the headers or footers, click anywhere in the worksheet, or press ESC.

PivotTable

To create a PivotTable or PivotChart report, you need to connect to a data source and enter the report's location.

  1. Select a cell in a range of cells, or put the insertion point inside of a Microsoft Office Excel table.

    Make sure that the range of cells has column headings.
     
  2. Click on the Insert tab and click on Pivot Table.
  3. Select a data source.
  4. Enter a location.
  5. Click OK.

    An empty PivotTable report is added to the location that you entered with the PivotTable Field List displayed so that you can start adding fields, creating a layout, and customizing the PivotTable report.

Options

Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Excel Options.

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