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I have a spreadsheet for a timetable where about 5 people work on. I want only the spreadsheet owner can view and edit certain (confidential) data. This confidential data is needed for formula's in other sheets in the spreadsheet.

What I do now is, using IMPORTRANGE(). With IMPORTRANGE(), in a separate sheet and make this invisible for other users.

What I look for is a method to make one sheet of a spreadsheet (or columns) invisible for a certain group of users.

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The best and safest way is to have your confidential data (formulae) on a separate spreadsheet (note: not separate sheet) and use IMPORTRANGE() to import it where it's needed to be injected. Hiding and/or protecting a sheet within the same spreadsheet is not a bullet-proof solution at all and it can be easily compromised.

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  • thank Mark, but that's exactly what I'm doing now. The problem is that every workday we get a new spreadsheet,. So I rather want to do this all in one spreadsheet.
    – Richard de Ree
    Jan 14, 2019 at 9:57
  • @Richard yeah, and thats what you should do. but if you are happy with less safe solution you can create hidden & protected sheet which will contain your confidential formulas and set it up with white font on white background with row hight 2px and sheet name containing "hard to produce" symbols
    – user0
    Jan 14, 2019 at 10:08

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