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http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html

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Duncan wrote:

I have saved a copy of an Excel formatted timesheet to use twice a month.
Unfortunately the staff who created the document in Excel did not leave the
password he assigned the excel document. I need access to resize the columns
so it will not show ### symbols because the column is too short. I have
copied the original version so it will stay intact. I need to be able to
edit the column sizes. Thank you for your assistance.