How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files
It is very crucial to protect a company or individual sensitive data in today's highly connected world. Excel documents containing data such as payroll information, trading algorithms, confidential information or company secrets should...
Method 1 of 4:
Setting a Password for an Excel File (taking Excel 2007 for example)
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Picture 1 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Click on the Office button, select Prepare, and then choose Encrypt Document -
Picture 2 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Enter a password in the Password box and then press OK. -
Picture 3 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Re-enter the previous password to confirm and then press OK. -
Picture 4 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Save the password and the MS Excel 2007 document.(Note: As Microsoft advises, you must not forget the password or you will not be able to get into the document. If forget, you have to turn to third-party software like Excel password rescuer for help. )
Method 2 of 4:
Resetting the password of An Encrypted MS Excel 2007 Document
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Picture 5 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Click on the Office button-> Save as-> Tools on the right bottom of the Save as dialog box. -
Picture 6 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Click the Tools menu and choose General Options. -
Picture 7 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Type a password in the modifying password blank. -
Picture 8 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Retype the precious password in the blank and then press OK. -
Picture 9 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Click Save.
Method 3 of 4:
The way to Remove the Password of an Excel Spreadsheet
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Picture 10 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Enter the password to open the spreadsheet. -
Picture 11 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Click on the Office button-> Prepare-> Encrypt Document. -
Picture 12 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Remove the punctiform password in Encrypt Document box and then click OK. -
Picture 13 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Save the spreadsheet.
Method 4 of 4:
The way to recover MS Excel password with Dossoft Excel Password Rescuer
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Picture 14 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Download Excel Password Rescuer and install it. -
Picture 15 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Click Open and select the file of which the password is lost. -
Picture 16 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Choose an attack type to recover Excel password. -
Picture 17 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Attack settings. -
Picture 18 of How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files Click Start on the left top. When the operation is finished, you will recover the lost Excel password successfully.
Update 05 March 2020
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