How to Use WPS Protect Worksheet on macOS

Use Protect Worksheet with 4 how-to topics in WPS Spreadsheet for Mac; 4 items are available without membership and 0 items are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Protect a worksheet from the Review tab

Entry: Review → Protect Worksheet

1. Open the worksheet that you want to protect.
2. Click the Review tab at the top of the window.
3. Click Protect Worksheet.
4. Enter a protection password if needed.
5. Select the actions that users are still allowed to perform.
6. Click OK to finish.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The current worksheet enters a protected state.
• What you can do next: Editing actions that are not allowed will be restricted.
• No side effects: Other worksheets keep their current protection status.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the wrong worksheet is active, protection may be applied to a different sheet than intended.
• Password note: If you set a password, you will need the same password later to remove protection.

2. Protect a worksheet from the sheet tab shortcut menu

Entry: Right-click sheet tab → Protect Worksheet

1. Find the sheet tab for the worksheet that you want to protect.
2. Right-click the sheet tab.
3. Select Protect Worksheet.
4. Enter a protection password if needed.
5. Select the actions that users are still allowed to perform.
6. Click OK to finish.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected worksheet becomes protected.
• What you can do next: You can still switch to other worksheets to view content.
• No side effects: Only the worksheet selected from the shortcut menu is protected.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Right-clicking the wrong sheet tab protects the wrong worksheet.
• Password note: If no password is set, protection can be removed directly later.

3. Remove worksheet protection from the Review tab

Entry: Review → Unprotect Worksheet

1. Select the protected worksheet.
2. Click the Review tab.
3. Click Unprotect Worksheet.
4. If a password was set earlier, enter the password.
5. Click OK to finish.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The current worksheet returns to an editable state.
• What you can do next: You can edit cells, formatting, and other previously restricted content again.
• No side effects: Other worksheets keep their existing protection status.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the protected worksheet is not selected first, the command may be unavailable or ineffective.
• Password note: An incorrect password will prevent unprotection.

4. Remove worksheet protection from the sheet tab shortcut menu

Entry: Right-click sheet tab → Unprotect Worksheet

1. Find the protected sheet tab.
2. Right-click the sheet tab.
3. Select Unprotect Worksheet.
4. If a password was set earlier, enter the password.
5. Click OK to finish.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The target worksheet returns to normal editing status.
• What you can do next: You can modify content that was previously restricted.
• No side effects: Other worksheet protection settings are not changed.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Confusing the Protect Worksheet and Unprotect Worksheet commands in the shortcut menu.
• Password note: If the password is forgotten, protection cannot be removed directly.