It's just Excel 2007. It has nothing to do with Vista.

If the file format you've chosen supports passwording (Text, e.g., doesn't)
you'll find that under General Options on the Tools dropdown of the Save As
dialog.

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Jim
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| Using Vista Excel 2007 I am unable to password protect the workbook. Upon
| clicking the "Save As icon" and clicking the particular save format, the
| toolbar allowing a password entry is missing. How do I get it?