How To Hide Formula in Excel From Formula Bar

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How to Hide Formula in Excel
It happens sometimes you send Excel les to others...
...and they made some changes into formulas.
Or, sometimes you simply don’t want to show a formula to others.
Hiding a formula is a simple way to do this so that others can’t able to see which
formula you have used and how they get calculated.
Now the question is, how can we hide a formula in a cell in Excel.
But before we do that let’s be clear on this point that there two way to see a formula
from a cell, rst, by editing a cell, and second, from the formula bar.
Is there any way which you can use for preventing both of the things? Yes, it’s there.
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In Excel, there is a simple way for this and today, I’d like to share with you this simple
trick.
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Steps to follow to Hide a Formula
To hide formulas follow these simple steps:
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Step1: Un-Protect Worksheet
Step2: Activate Hide Formula Option
Step3: Protect Worksheet
Step1: Un-Protect Worksheet
At this point when you click on a cell, it shows you the entire formula in the formula
bar.
First of all, you need to make sure that your worksheet in unprotected.
For this, go to review tab and in protect group.
If you nd a “Unprotect Worksheet” button there, that means your worksheet is

protected and you need to unprotect it.
Click on that button to un protect it.
If you have “Protect Sheet” button there that means your worksheet is unprotected. In
that case, skip above steps and start from here.
Step2: Activate Hide Formula Option
Now, select the cell or range of cell, or select all the non-contiguous cells where you
want to hide formulas.
After that, right-click and select format cells option.
From format cells option, go to protection tab.
In protection tab, you have two check boxes to mark, rst locked and second is
hidden.
Mark on both of them and click OK.
These both options which you have checked solve your both of the problems which we
have discussed above.
Locked option restricts editing of a cell and hidden option hides a formula from the
formula bar.
Now the nal step is to protect the worksheet.
Step3: Protect Worksheet
Right click on worksheet tab and then click on “Protect Sheet”.
Here you need to enter a password. So enter a password (Twice).
And in the end, click OK.
Now all the cell which you had selected got formula hidden from the formula bar.
If you send this le to someone they will not able to see the formula or edit it unless
this worksheet is unprotected.
How do I find hidden formulas?
Once you protect a le using above steps even you can’t see formula until you
unprotect worksheet.
But if you just want to nd them from a protected worksheet where they are, you can
use “Go To Special” option.
Go to Home Tab -> Editing -> Find & Select -> Go to Special.
Select “Formulas” option and it’s all four sub option (Numbers, Text, Logicals, Errors)
and click OK.
Once you click OK, it Excel will select all the cell from worksheet where you have
formulas.
Hide a Formula without Protecting a Worksheet

I'm sure you have this thought in your mind that how can I hide a formula without
protecting a worksheet. I'm afraid there is no other method for this. You need to
go this way. The only possible thing which I know is to create a macro code which
runs at the opening of the workbook and hide formula bar. BUt, again this is not a
permanent solution.
Conclusion
This option not only helps you to hide formula but also helps if you have any crucial
calculation which you want to hide from others.
Until someone has the password, formulas are hidden and safe. I hope you this tip will
help you to manage your worksheets.
Have you ever tried to hide a formula before? Please share your views with me in
the comment section, I’d love to hear from you.
And, make sure to share this tip with your friends.
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Puneet Gogia
Puneet is using Excel since his college days. He helped thousands of people to understand the
power of the spreadsheets and learn Microsoft Excel. You can ﬁnd him online, tweeting about
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Richard
27 Aug, 19 at 2:12 pm | Reply
This is really helpful and although I’ve been asking myself this question for a
number of years have never realised that such a straight-forward solution was
available. Thanks again – you are brilliant!
Rakesh
27 Aug, 19 at 6:11 am | Reply
Thanks for sharing.

indeed helpful.
Thanks again
Henry Risoni
Hi Puneet,
Thanks a lot for this trick, i just learn this from you, i haven’t done before.
Once again, thanks.
Henry
sandeep kothari
This is wonderful!
Please give the macro / VBA code which runs at the opening of the workbook
and hide formula bar.
Seyi
Very timely. Thanks
sudhakar
20 Mar, 19 at 1:29 pm | Reply
cleared my doubt thank you
Ramesh
20 Mar, 19 at 4:29 am | Reply
Very very useful article Thanks
Giri Kumar
Thanks Mr.Puneeth u gave valuable info
Jayesh
Quite handy. Thank you
KTO
I send out many reports. I set it up to run a macro to copy > paste special >
values and save as le name + date before it is attached to the email. That way I
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can always nd the issue date when someone has a question and the formulas
are no longer a problem.
sandeep kothari
Pl share the code.
TILOTTAMA
4 Dec, 18 at 5:06 am | Reply
Hey, Nice Clue..
Michel
Format cell with ;;;
ARIF CHIMANWALA
Very useful article.

Thanks.
Nitai Chandra Mahato

Very useful
Krupesh Daiya
17 Jan, 18 at 1:53 pm | Reply
Very useful tip.
I had wanted to hide formulas in excel but didn’t know how. I had given up on
this.
Puneet
I’m glad you liked it.
Sandeep Bhargava
22 May, 19 at 6:42 pm | Reply
Michael,
;;; have 2 issues
1. It will hide the text in the cell then what the person will read to whom
report has been sent.
2. If the person whom report is sent knows this trick he will be able to read
your formula and can change it too
Sarfraz Ali
11 Jan, 18 at 6:36 am | Reply
Even if you hide, Ctrl+Tilde will show the formulas 🙂
Puneet
Yup. 🙂
Raman Girdhar
6 Sep, 17 at 4:50 am | Reply
That’s nice. However, what if we want to hide formula in a particular column of

an Excel Table whose range may increase with new rows being added in the
table. Is there a way to do so ?
Puneet
The problem comes up when we protect our worksheet. In that case, we can’t
able to expand our table automatically.
SANDEEP BHARGAVA
Yes I normally use this formula hiding option in almost all of my sheets from last
5-6 years. It is quite useful feature the only issue is to remember so many
passwords.
If their is any way to decode the password if forgotten?
Puneet
There is a way but bit messy, try to write about it.
Shoban Babu Medam

2 Sep, 17 at 4:34 pm | Reply
we can use workshert selection change code….

if target afdress $A$65535 then
application.formulabar.display = false
note: means if user selects a cell rather than
a65535 the formula bar will be hidden.

i think this will help…..
waiting for update.
Puneet
Thanks for the update.
Sandeep Bhargava
22 May, 19 at 6:45 pm
Michael,
;;; have 2 issues
1. It will hide the text in the cell then what the person will read to whom
report has been sent.
2. If the person whom report is sent knows this trick he will be able to read
your formula and can change it too
sandeep kothari
This code doesn’t work.
tried this also but didn’t work:

Application.FormulaBarHeight = 0
or
Application.FormulaBarHeight = false
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How to Hide Formula in Excel

It happens sometimes you send Excel les to others...

...and they made some changes into formulas.

Or, sometimes you simply don’t want to show a formula to others.

Convert From Doc to

Steps to follow to Hide a Formula

To hide formulas follow these simple steps:

Step1: Un-Protect Worksheet

Step2: Activate Hide Formula Option

Step3: Protect Worksheet

Step1: Un-Protect Worksheet

For this, go to review tab and in protect group.

If you nd a “Unprotect Worksheet” button there, that means your worksheet is

Click on that button to un protect it.

Step2: Activate Hide Formula Option

After that, right-click and select format cells option.

From format cells option, go to protection tab.

Mark on both of them and click OK.

have discussed above.

Now the nal step is to protect the worksheet.

Step3: Protect Worksheet

Right click on worksheet tab and then click on “Protect Sheet”.

Here you need to enter a password. So enter a password (Twice).

And in the end, click OK.

How do I find hidden formulas?

Hide a Formula without Protecting a Worksheet

And, make sure to share this tip with your friends.

About the Author

Excel, on a running track, or sometimes hiking up a mountain.

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Thanks for sharing.

Once again, thanks.

Very timely. Thanks

cleared my doubt thank you

Very very useful article Thanks

Thanks Mr.Puneeth u gave valuable info

Quite handy. Thank you

Pl share the code.

Hey, Nice Clue..

Format cell with ;;;

Very useful article.

Nitai Chandra Mahato

Very useful tip.

I’m glad you liked it.

Even if you hide, Ctrl+Tilde will show the formulas 🙂

That’s nice. However, what if we want to hide formula in a particular column of

table. Is there a way to do so ?

able to expand our table automatically.

There is a way but bit messy, try to write about it.

Shoban Babu Medam

we can use workshert selection change code….

a65535 the formula bar will be hidden.

waiting for update.

Thanks for the update.

This code doesn’t work.

tried this also but didn’t work:

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