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Your request suggests that you want to prevent someone from copying the data from a spreadsheet, but allow them to read it.<br />
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If this is the case you cannot, a general statement is the if you can read data you can copy it.
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Your request suggests that you want to prevent someone from copying the data from a spreadsheet, but allow them to read it.

If this is the case you cannot, a general statement is the if you can read data you can copy it.

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In Review/Protect Sheet you can prevent users from selecting cells, which would also prevent copying.<br />
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John
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In Review/Protect Sheet you can prevent users from selecting cells, which would also prevent copying.

John

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Hi,<br />
Is it possible to protect an Excel 2010 file from copy its data and only allow to read it. Like a PDF file in which you can protect it with a password in that way.
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Hi,
Is it possible to protect an Excel 2010 file from copy its data and only allow to read it. Like a PDF file in which you can protect it with a password in that way.

Protecting Excel 2010 file from copy data, only allow to read it

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