Here is a tutorial to lock or hide only the formula cells in an Excel workbook. You can also lock formulas in all worksheets in a workbook.

Learn how to show formulas in cells instead of values or calculated results In Microsoft Excel. You can show or hide formulas in Excel cells.

First, select the cells with formulas you want to hide and protect, cells E4:E7 in our example sheet. Right-click the selection and choose Format Cells from the resulting submenu.

Safeguard your Excel worksheets from accidentally deleting formulas or data sets by locking important cells, while leaving the rest of the worksheet editable.

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions.

You can hide and unhide rows in Excel by right-clicking, or reveal all hidden rows using the "Format" option in the "Home" tab.