How to Use WPS Protect Workbook on Windows

Use Protect Workbook with 2 how-to topics in WPS Spreadsheet; 2 items are available without membership and 0 items are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Turn On Workbook Protection

Entry: Review → Protect Workbook

1. Open the workbook that you want to protect.
2. Click Protect Workbook on the Review tab.
3. In the dialog box, select Structure to lock sheet insertion, deletion, moving, renaming, hiding, and similar structural actions.
4. If needed, select Window to also restrict workbook window size and position.
5. Enter a password and confirm it.
6. Click OK, then save the file so the protection status is retained.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The workbook is shown as protected.
• What you can do next: You can continue viewing and editing cell content, while structure-related actions are restricted.
• No side effect: Existing worksheet content is not removed when structure protection is enabled.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you enable protection but do not save the file, the setting may not remain in the workbook.
• Password handling: If a password is set, the same password is required later to remove protection.
• Feature scope: Protect Workbook mainly limits structural actions and does not directly lock cell content editing.

2. Remove Workbook Protection

Entry: Review → Unprotect Workbook

1. Open the workbook that already has workbook protection enabled.
2. Click Unprotect Workbook on the Review tab.
3. Enter the password that was set when protection was enabled.
4. Click OK to restore workbook structure editing.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Workbook protection is removed.
• What you can do next: You can add, delete, move, rename, hide, or unhide worksheets again.
• No side effect: Existing data remains unchanged.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: An incorrect password prevents the workbook from being unprotected.
• File management: If you want to keep later structural changes, save the workbook after removing protection.