how do I make a protected checklist?

[papaageorgio]

Hello, I would like to make a shareable workbook that will only allow cells to be colored in or checked off, is this possibly, kind of like a checklist. I don't want anything else changeable.

Thank you for your help

 

[oldbrewer]

say data is in column A and columns C to Z

protect A1 to Z1000
unprotect B1 to B1000
protect sheet with a password