QueHow

A How-To and wiki Blog

  • Operating System
    • Windows
      • Windows 10
      • Windows 7
    • Linux
  • Software
    • Application Software
    • Microsoft Office
      • Outlook
      • Word
      • PowerPoint
  • Internet
    • Browsers
      • Mozilla Firefox
      • Google Chrome
    • CMS
    • Tips & Tricks
  • Website
    • ecommerce
    • Google
    • Social Networking
    • General Websites
  • Mobile
  • Email
    • Gmail
  • Wiki

How to Password Protect an Excel file

By Neha T Leave a Comment

Do you want to password protect an excel file?. If you’re a kind of person who stores all the sensitive and important data in an excel file, then you must better be secure or protect your excel file from unauthorized access. In this article, we are trying to explain the procedure of protecting an Excel file in a simple and easy way.

However, Excel password can easily be cracked, so you must need to create a long password containing numbers and symbols. Just have a glance at this article to know how to password protect an excel file.

Steps to securely password protect an excel file:

Step 1: First, you need to open your Microsoft Excel file and then you need to traverse to the “Review” tab.

how-to-password-protect-an-excel-file

Step 2:  In the next step, you need to click on the “Protect Sheet” button, as marked in the image below.

how-to-password-protect-an-excel-file

Step 3: Now, you need to provide a unique password below the Password to unprotect sheet text box and then click on the “OK” button.

how-to-password-protect-an-excel-file

Step 4: You need to re-enter your password when prompt. Always remember that if you lost your password, then you’ll not be able to recover it. (Note: Password is case – sensitive)

how-to-password-protect-an-excel-file

Step 5: Now, click on the Microsoft Office icon and then click on the “Save As” option to save your Excel workbook.

how-to-password-protect-an-excel-file

Step 6: While saving your excel file, always keep in mind to select “General Options” in Tools drop down. Your Tools option lies beside the “Save” option.

how-to-password-protect-an-excel-file

Step 7: Under General options, you need to set your password to open an Excel sheet and a password to modify your excel sheet and then click on the “OK” button.

 

how-to-password-protect-an-excel-file

Step 8: Now, go to your download folder, where you’ve saved this file. Just, click on that file to open and you may see the following output as shown in the image below.
Hence, your excel sheet is now password protected.

how-to-password-protect-an-excel-file

That’s all friends. Keep reading.

You Might Also Like:

How to Password Protect a Microsoft Word FileHow to Password Protect a Microsoft Word File How-to-Password-protect-your-MS-PowerPoint-file2016How to Password protect your MS PowerPoint file? How to password protect a PDF fileHow to password protect a PDF file How-to-password-protect-a-folder-in-windows-10How to Password Protect a Folder in Windows 10? How to Password Protect a Folder in Windows 7 How to convert PDF to ExcelHow to convert PDF to Excel How to convert Excel to PDFHow to convert Excel to PDF How to Export Contacts from Outlook 2010 to Excel

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Most Viewed

  • How to Install and Use TELNET in Ubuntu
  • How to install Hindi fonts in MS Word
  • How to Change a File Extension in Windows 10?
  • How to create a flipkart account in 3 simple steps
  • How to Change Monitor Refresh Rate in Windows 10?
  • How to install IIS on Windows 10
  • How to Insert Clickable Checkbox in MS Word 2016?
  • How to Set Auto Reply in Outlook 2016?
  • How to Login as Administrator in Windows 10?
  • How to Check RAM Size and System Type in Windows 10?

Recent Additions

  • How to Add Hyperlink to Another Sheet in Excel?
  • How to Add and Remove Watermark in Excel
  • How to use Relative and Absolute Cell Reference in Excel?
  • How to Enable and Disable Scroll Lock in Excel?
  • How to Use INDEX and MATCH Functions in Excel?
  • How to Make Bar Graph in Excel?
  • How to Count Duplicate Values in Excel?
  • How to Wrap Text in Excel?
  • How to Round off Numbers in Excel?
  • How to Create a Bell Curve in Excel?

Related Searches

  • How to Insert Symbols in MS Word 2016?
  • How to add notes in gmail
  • How to Lock Apps on iPhone?
  • How to add contacts in gmail: 2 methods
  • How to Hide & Show Files and Folders in Ubuntu

Copyright © 2023 · QueHow · Contact Us