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16. Practice Exercises with Answer Hints

16.13 Module 14: Protection and Printing

  1. Let users type only in target cells; protect everything else. Hint: unlock input cells (Ctrl + 1 › Protection) › Review › Protect Sheet.
  2. Stop users from deleting or unhiding sheets. Hint: Review › Protect › Protect Workbook › Structure.
  3. Print a 15-column sheet on A4 landscape, one page wide, with the header row on every page. Hint: Scale to Fit Width 1 page; Page Layout › Print Titles › $1:$1.
  4. Add "Page X of Y" in the footer. Hint: Insert › Header & Footer › Page &[Page] of &[Pages].
  5. Export the Dashboard and Summary sheets to one PDF. Hint: select both tabs › File › Export › PDF › Options › Active sheet(s).
  6. Difference between a note and a threaded comment? Hint: notes = static sticky note; comments = replies, @mentions, resolve.

Ravindra Bagale's Tip

Many students print without looking at the print preview. In Ctrl + P, always check the preview on the right and the page count – it saves both paper and time. And don't mistake Protect Sheet for security.