# GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IWorkbook.Protect

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_IWorkbook_Protect_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IWorkbook.Protect*">Protect Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_IWorkbook_Protect_GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_WorkbookLocks_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IWorkbook.Protect(GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.WorkbookLocks,System.String)">Protect(WorkbookLocks, string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Protects a workbook so that it cannot be modified.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">bool Protect(WorkbookLocks locks, string password = null)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function Protect(locks As WorkbookLocks, Optional password As String = Nothing) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.WorkbookLocks.html">WorkbookLocks</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">locks</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.WorkbookLocks.html">WorkbookLocks</a> value indicates which data will be protected.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">password</span></td>
      <td><p>A string value that specifies a case-sensitive password for the worksheet or workbook.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p><code>true</code> if the workbook is protected successful, <code>false</code> otherwise.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_IWorkbook_Protect_GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_WorkbookLocks_System_String__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Note that support for <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.WorkbookLocks.html">WorkbookLocks</a> and <code class="paramref">password</code> is limited to reading and writing the OpenXML file. All options of <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.WorkbookLocks.html">WorkbookLocks</a> have same effect in runtime.</p>
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