Google Sheets Collaboration Best Practices: Version Control and Team Workflows

Google Sheets excels at real-time collaboration, but without proper structure, multiple users can create chaos rather than productivity.

The Collaboration Challenge

When multiple team members edit simultaneously, issues arise: overwritten data, broken formulas, and lost work. Proper workflow design prevents these problems.

Sheet Protection Strategies

• Lock formula cells, allow data entry only
• Protect reference sheets entirely
• Use warnings for critical ranges

Sample Access Control