How to password protect an excel file?

How to password protect Excel file

You can password protect your excel sheet in both Windows and Mac Version. No matter which version of the excel sheet you are acquainted with, you can easily add the password protection feature, since it is a fairly old feature.

On Windows 10 (on older or newer):

1. Select the Excel file that you want to be password protected.
2. Go to File and select Info.
3. You will find a feature named Protect Workbook. Select that.
4. Select encrypt with a password.
5. Now add the password and confirm it.
6. Click on Ok and the password will be changed.

On macOS:

1. Select the Excel file that you want to be password protected.
2. Go to File and select the passwords option.
3. Enter the password you want to use, and then confirm it.
4. Click Ok and the password will be set.

Recovering password protected files

The steps to add the password to your excel file is quite simple. However, the process to recover your password-protected file isn’t that easy. You cannot recover it from the system you set it up on because it isn’t tied to your Microsoft account. Once you forget the password, Microsoft won’t be the one to help you. Although certain tools can help you out. How well they can crack your password depends on the efficiency of the tool.

Conclusion

The steps to protect your file are quite simple as well as beneficial. If you are willing to share an excel file that is password protected the best practice would be to figure out a secure way to do the same.