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.

Sending Excel files containing crucial financial and business data has risks. To add a layer of protection, you should learn to password protect an Excel file.

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.

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At the file level, you can password protect an Excel workbook in two ways: You can determine who can get in and who can save changes.

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To remove a password from an Excel spreadsheet or Workbook, follow these steps: Open the Excel spreadsheet and enter your password. Go to File > Info. Click on the Protect Workbook option.

In Word, Excel, or PowerPoint for Windows, open the file you want to protect with a password, then select File and Info.

Microsoft Excel has several features designed to help you recover unsaved versions of files and prevent data loss.