<p class="Paragraph"><help:to-be-embedded Eid="tabelletext" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:help-text value="visible">Click here to protect the sheet from being modified.</help:help-text></help:to-be-embedded> Choose <span class="T1">Tools - Protect Document - Sheet</span> to open the <span class="T1">Protect Sheet</span> dialog in which you then specify sheet protection with or without a password.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">To protect the cells of the table from further editing the <span class="T1">locked</span> check box must be checked on the <help:link Id="66846" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><span class="T1">Format - Cell... - Cell Protection</span></help:link> menu or on the <span class="T1">Format Cells...</span> context menu</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Unprotected cells or cell areas can also be set up in an otherwise protected environment by using the <span class="T1">Tools - Protect Document - Table...</span> and <span class="T1">Format - Cell... - Cell Protection</span> menus (or the <span class="T1">Format Cells... - Cell Protection</span> context menu). First, select the "free" area, and then display the <span class="T1">Cell Protection</span> tab on the <span class="T1">Format - Cell...</span> menu or on the <span class="T1">Format Cells</span> context menu. In the Disable Protection section, uncheck the <span class="T1">locked</span> check box and click OK. On the <span class="T1">Tools - Protect Document - Table... </span><text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>menu, activate protection for the table. Effective immediately, only the area you defined can be edited.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">To later change a "free" area to a protected area, select the area in question. Next, on the <span class="T1">Format - Cell... - Cell Protection</span> menu or on the corresponding context menu, check the <span class="T1">locked</span> check box. Finally, choose the <span class="T1">Tools - Protect Document - Table...</span> menu. The previously editable area is now protected.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Table protection also applies to the context menu of the Table tab at the bottom of the screen. The <span class="T1">Delete...</span> and <span class="T1">Move/Copy...</span> commands cannot be selected.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph">A protected table or table area can no longer be changed until this protection is disabled. To disable the protection, choose the <span class="T1">Tools - Protect Document - Table...</span> command again. If no password was set the table protection is immediately disabled. If the table was password protected you will see the <span class="T1">Remove Protection</span> dialog where you must enter the password. Only then is the checkmark indicating the protection removed.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Once saved, protected tables can only be saved again by using the <span class="T1">File - Save As...</span> command, which makes it more difficult to accidentally overwrite the file.</p>
<p class="Head2">Password (optional)</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:help-text value="visible" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">To protect your sheet from unauthorized changes, enter a password here.</help:help-text></p>
<p class="Paragraph">Complete protection of your work can be achieved by combining both options on the <span class="T1">Tools - Protect Document</span> menu, including password protection. To prohibit opening the document altogether, first enable the <span class="T1">Save with password</span> field during the initial save before you click the <span class="T1">Save</span> button. The <span class="T1">Enter Password</span> dialog appears where you can enter an appropriate string and confirm it with OK. Note that if you forget the password you will not be able to access your document.</p>