Protecting files in Office 2019

We will now learn how to control the types of changes you can make to a workbook. We will cover tools such as the read-only option; encrypt with a password so that you restrict access to a file; and learn how to protect cells, worksheets, or workbooks, and restrict access to certain parts of a worksheet. Although this particular section relates to Excel, the steps for Word and PowerPoint are very similar to this.

Marking a file as final

This feature makes the file read-only and identifies to readers or reviewers that it is a shared workbook that has reached completion, which prevents any further changes being made to it. You are able to mark Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2019 files as final. The...