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Locking data in a cell
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Tue 18 Apr 2023, 10:05Delegate Daniel said...
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Locking data in a cell
Hi Guys
Is there a way I can lock a cell in excel from auto populating data after it has collected the data from another cell ?
Example, I have a cell that collects information from A2 and populates that in D2. If I change the source data in A2 then it'll then affect the data in D2.
Can I get D2 to lock the data once it's been populated?
Wed 19 Apr 2023, 09:27Trainer Jens said...
RE: Locking data in a cell
Hi Daniel,
Thank you for the forum question.
If you have =A2 in the cell D2, you have a "live" reference back to A2, and if the content change in A2 it will also change D2.
You will have to copy A2 and paste in D2. You may have to paste special and only paste values, if you have a formula in A2.
Kind regards
Jens Bonde
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