(Excel) Unable to delegate cell/column-specific user writing permissions since migration to Office 365

Alexander Syring 1 Reputation point
2021-10-20T12:05:55.08+00:00

Hello! Ever since our company migrated from Office 2016 with Local AD to Office 365 with Azure AD we have been unable to delegate user-specific writing permissions to specific columns/cells in our Excel documents. How do we achieve this in Office 365 with Azure AD?

Kind regards,

Alexander Syring

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  1. Viki Ji_MSFT 4,411 Reputation points
    2021-10-21T04:18:29.46+00:00

    Hi @Alexander Syring ,
    Welcome to Q&A forum!

    From the perspective of Excel client, we can achieve this by setting the allowable editing range.

    • Please go to Review>Allow Edit Ranges>click New..., and you can choose whether to check "Paste permissions information into a new workbook" option according to your needs.

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    • Then set the range and click Permissions button to add the users or groups.

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    For references:
    Apply different passwords or permissions to separate ranges in workbooks in Excel
    Lock or unlock specific areas of a protected worksheet

    Besides, since we are focused on general issues about Excel client, if you have any issues about Azure AD, I would suggest you post a new question on the following forum for more professional support.
    Azure Community Support
    Thanks for your understanding.

    Hope the information is helpful to you.

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