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<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Protect</title>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3146322" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"><link href="text/swriter/01/05100300.xhp" name="Protect">Protect</link></paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145822" role="paragraph" l10n="U"><ahelp hid=".uno:Protect">Prevents the contents of the selected cells from being modified.</ahelp></paragraph>
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<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154641" role="note" l10n="U">When the cursor is in a read-only cell, a note appears on the <emph>Status Bar</emph>.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149292" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">To remove cell protection, select the cell(s), right-click, and then choose <link href="text/swriter/01/05100400.xhp" name="Cell - Unprotect"><emph>Cell - Unprotect</emph></link>.</paragraph>
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