We’re pleased to announce that Sheet Protection is now available on iPad! Excel users will now be able to Pause or Resume Sheet Protection, Manage Sheet Protection, as well Edit locked or unlocked ranges just like on Excel Desktop or Excel for the Web.

Invoke, Pause, and Resume

Sheet Protection can be activated from either the Sheet tab or the Ribbon. Click on the Sheet tab with the lock icon and then select the “Protection…” option in the floating UI. Alternatively, you can navigate to Review > Protection in the Ribbon to access the Sheet Protection feature.
Next, to temporarily disable protection on a protected sheet, click “Pause Sheet Protection”. To re-enable it, click “Resume Sheet Protection”. If a password was previously set, you will need to enter it again to proceed.

Pause and Resume Sheet Protection

Manage and allow edit ranges

Choose the “Manage Sheet Protection” option to adjust the sheet’s protection settings. This feature enables you to modify the password, tweak protection options, and add, edit, or remove edit ranges.

Manage Sheet Protection

Availability

To use this feature, install Excel on iPad Version 2.90.930.0 or later.

Don’t have it yet? It’s probably us, not you. Features are released over time to ensure things are working smoothly. We highlight features that you may not have because they’re slowly releasing to larger numbers of users. Sometimes we remove elements for further improvement based on your feedback. Though this is rare, we also reserve the option to pull a feature entirely out of the product even if you have had the opportunity to try it.

Sharing feedback

We hope you like this new addition to Excel on iPad and we’d love to hear what you think about it! Settings > Help & Feedback, then select “Tell Us What You Like” or “Tell Us What Can Be Better.”

Thanks,
The Excel iPad Sheet Protection crew

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