Google Sheets also offers collaboration to work with the team. There might be instances when you want to password encrypt Google Sheets, Google does not offer any such tool to password protect by default, but you can use some 3rd party tools to password lock the Google Sheets. Let us look at a couple of best methods in detail.
Protect Complete Google Sheets Document
You can restrict the file permission preventing others from performing editing functions on Google Sheets. This will help prevent modification of the data in the cells and the user can only view the Sheet data without manipulating the contents of the Spreadsheet.
Protect only Required Sheet
If you wish to only protect a particular section on the Google Sheets document then you can use a simple trick to restrict editing on Sheets.
Lock Google Sheets Using Link Lock Tool
You can use a free 3rd party tool named Link Lock by Jacob Strieb. The tool is free and ad-free, built for open source use. Encryption, decryption, and key derivation are all performed by the SubtleCrypto API.
Visit Link Lock Site.Past the Google Sheets Sharing Link in Secret Link section.Create and Confirm Password. Click Encrypt.Copy the Encrypted Link. Now one needs to enter the password to unlock to get the G-Sheets URL.
Password Protect Google Sheets Using G-Forms
If you do not trust any 3rd party service, then you can use Google Forms to password lock. This method will lock the Google Sheets sharing the link.
Conclusion
With this simple guide, you can password encrypt your Google Sheets and protect its content even if someone has access to the Sheets Sharing Link.
