How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?

On the main menu of excel, click on File|Save As| Tools | General options

type one password on the "modify" area.

And please, have notice that the passwords are very easy to broken.

hth
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regards from Brazil
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Marcelo



"BAKERSMAN" escreveu:

How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?

in windows, right click the file name, pick properties, general tab, at the
bottom, check read only.

While we are on the topic, what the heck does "read only recommended" mean?

"BAKERSMAN" wrote:

How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?

A quick search in Help would give you an explanation.

Different from "read only" in that user can opt to ignore by clicking "No"


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:10:02 -0800, dlw wrote:

in windows, right click the file name, pick properties, general tab, at the
bottom, check read only.

While we are on the topic, what the heck does "read only recommended" mean?

"BAKERSMAN" wrote:

How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?

i have a computer that will not open a read-only Excel file, because it is
Read-only. i want it to be a read-only file, but i want this computer to be
able to open it. is there a setting that i can not find that i can change so
it can be opened. the computer is running XP and Office Pro 2003.

"Marcelo" wrote:


On the main menu of excel, click on File|Save As| Tools | General options

type one password on the "modify" area.

And please, have notice that the passwords are very easy to broken.

hth
--
regards from Brazil
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Marcelo



"BAKERSMAN" escreveu:

How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?

What happens when you try to open the file? Do you get an error message, and
if so what is it? The solution will depend on what the particular error is.

Regards,
Fred.

"Josh C" wrote in message
...
i have a computer that will not open a read-only Excel file, because it is
Read-only. i want it to be a read-only file, but i want this computer to
be
able to open it. is there a setting that i can not find that i can change
so
it can be opened. the computer is running XP and Office Pro 2003.

"Marcelo" wrote:


On the main menu of excel, click on File|Save As| Tools | General options

type one password on the "modify" area.

And please, have notice that the passwords are very easy to broken.

hth
--
regards from Brazil
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Marcelo



"BAKERSMAN" escreveu:

How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?

I am Sorry to waste your time. When i went to the computer to get a screen
shot of the error, the file opened fine. I have no idea what may have changed
since it was not my computer. Again Sorry, but thanks for your time and Fast
response

"Fred Smith" wrote:

What happens when you try to open the file? Do you get an error message, and
if so what is it? The solution will depend on what the particular error is.

Regards,
Fred.

"Josh C" wrote in message
...
i have a computer that will not open a read-only Excel file, because it is
Read-only. i want it to be a read-only file, but i want this computer to
be
able to open it. is there a setting that i can not find that i can change
so
it can be opened. the computer is running XP and Office Pro 2003.

"Marcelo" wrote:


On the main menu of excel, click on File|Save As| Tools | General options

type one password on the "modify" area.

And please, have notice that the passwords are very easy to broken.

hth
--
regards from Brazil
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Marcelo



"BAKERSMAN" escreveu:

How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?

What occurs or doesn't occur when you try to open it?

Some sort of message saying you can't do this or are you given the standard
"what is your choice" message?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:26:06 -0800, Josh C
wrote:

i have a computer that will not open a read-only Excel file, because it is
Read-only. i want it to be a read-only file, but i want this computer to be
able to open it. is there a setting that i can not find that i can change so
it can be opened. the computer is running XP and Office Pro 2003.

"Marcelo" wrote:


On the main menu of excel, click on File|Save As| Tools | General options

type one password on the "modify" area.

And please, have notice that the passwords are very easy to broken.

hth
--
regards from Brazil
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Marcelo



"BAKERSMAN" escreveu:

How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?

Sorry Fred.

Missed your post before posting my reply.


Gord

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:58:53 -0600, "Fred Smith" wrote:

What happens when you try to open the file? Do you get an error message, and
if so what is it? The solution will depend on what the particular error is.

Regards,
Fred.

"Josh C" wrote in message
...
i have a computer that will not open a read-only Excel file, because it is
Read-only. i want it to be a read-only file, but i want this computer to
be
able to open it. is there a setting that i can not find that i can change
so
it can be opened. the computer is running XP and Office Pro 2003.

"Marcelo" wrote:


On the main menu of excel, click on File|Save As| Tools | General options

type one password on the "modify" area.

And please, have notice that the passwords are very easy to broken.

hth
--
regards from Brazil
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Marcelo



"BAKERSMAN" escreveu:

How do you get a spreadsheet to be read only?