How to Set, Reset, Remove and Recover the Password of Excel Files

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It is 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 always be password protected alongside normal document protection. However, these seem not far enough. We can do nothing but feel anxiety if the data is locked in Excel.

For this reason, some professional teams designed Excel password rescuer tools to recover Excel passwords for those who have lost or forgotten them. See Method 4 .

Method 1
Method 1 of 5:

Setting a Password for an Excel File (taking Excel 2007 for example)

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    Click on the Office button, select Prepare, and then choose Encrypt Document
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    (Note: As Microsoft advises, you must not forget the password or you will not be able to get into the document. If you forget, you have to turn to third-party software like Excel password rescuer for help.)
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Method 2
Method 2 of 5:

Resetting the password of An Encrypted MS Excel 2007 Document

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Method 3
Method 3 of 5:

Removing the Password of an Excel Spreadsheet

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Method 4
Method 4 of 5:

Removing an MS Excel File Password Online

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Method 5
Method 5 of 5:

Recovering MS Excel password with Dossoft Excel Password Rescuer

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    When the operation is finished, you will recover the lost Excel password successfully.
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