Remember that, with password protections removed, anyone with access to your Excel file can open, view, and edit it. If you've decided a password isn't necessary anymore, this likely isn't an issue.

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First, you need to open the Excel spreadsheet and enter your password to access the file. Then, go to File > Info and click on the Protect Workbook option.

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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.

If multiple users work in the same Microsoft Excel file, you can limit their access to only the ranges where they need to work.