excel locks a range if it is from different file

lezawang

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Hi
I just noticed that excel will lock a range if the range was selected from different file but if the range was selected from different sheet then excel would not lock it. What is behind that?

I am using vlookup

=vlookup(A1,sheet2!B2:D10,2,false) <<--- from different sheet, same file

=VLOOKUP(A1,[testing1.xlsx]Sheet1!$B$2:$D$10,2,FALSE) <<---- from different file
 

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