Excel spreadsheets are powerful tools for organizing and analyzing data, but when they are password-protected, it can be frustrating to access the information you need.

Whether you use the Excel apps on Windows and Mac or Excel web on a Chromebook, check the top ways to password-protect an Excel spreadsheet.

Launch Excel and open the protected worksheet. Select the "Review" tab, and then click "Unprotect Sheet." Enter the password, if prompted.

It is possible to create a macro in an Excel sheet that unlock the sheet which is already protected by a password. Users can easily prepare a document in the sheet and then lock it again with a ...

If you have sensitive data you'd like to keep from prying eyes in a Microsoft Excel file, the easiest way to protect it is with Excel's built-in password tools.

You can add or remove a password from your Excel spreadsheets through the File tab. You'll do it slightly differently on a Mac and PC.

Open the spreadsheet you want to protect in Excel, click the "Review" tab and then click "Protect Sheet" in the Changes group to display the Protect Sheet dialog.

Open the Excel Workbook in the Excel desktop app Click on the File menu and select the Info option Click on Protect Workbook drop-down menu Select Encrypt with Password option and an Encrypt ...

There are several options available to you to protect your Excel file with a password. Remember that once you protect the Excel file, you cannot open it without entering the password.

I open it and see the same thing, no prompt for a password to modify it. I tried to set a password on it again, but I’m getting the following error: “This workbook contains Excel 4.0 macros or ...