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Passworded Spreadsheet
I have a spreadsheet that was passworded by someone else and I need to make
some changes. I tried to do as a save as and renamed it but it still has a password on it. Any suggections?? -- Thanks Lakebum |
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http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html
"Lakebum" wrote: I have a spreadsheet that was passworded by someone else and I need to make some changes. I tried to do as a save as and renamed it but it still has a password on it. Any suggections?? -- Thanks Lakebum |
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you might be able to copy and paste the whole sheet into a new workbook.
This only works if they have not selected "hidden" (by default it is not selected ). If they did select hidden, then they obviously do not want you to have access to the formulas. That is about as much hacking help as you are going to get on this forum. "Lakebum" wrote: I have a spreadsheet that was passworded by someone else and I need to make some changes. I tried to do as a save as and renamed it but it still has a password on it. Any suggections?? -- Thanks Lakebum |
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Wow, geuss I was wrong about not getting help. Good thing there are no
moderators here. "ufo_pilot" wrote: http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html "Lakebum" wrote: I have a spreadsheet that was passworded by someone else and I need to make some changes. I tried to do as a save as and renamed it but it still has a password on it. Any suggections?? -- Thanks Lakebum |
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Thank you that worked GREAT!!!!!
-- Thanks Lakebum "ufo_pilot" wrote: http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html "Lakebum" wrote: I have a spreadsheet that was passworded by someone else and I need to make some changes. I tried to do as a save as and renamed it but it still has a password on it. Any suggections?? -- Thanks Lakebum |
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Don't know that moderators would make any difference - the method for
brute-force cracking the password has been known and widely publicized for years. I finally posted one version on my site in order to cut down on the number of duplicate newsgroup posts... Yes, it's a PITA that XL security is so weak. But IMO it's *essential* that users not be kept ignorant. It constantly amazes me how much business-critical information is sent to clients, or sometimes competitors, under the assumption that worksheet password protection will keep it secure. It's *so* much easier to negotiate when you know your vendor's markup... In article , Sloth wrote: Wow, geuss I was wrong about not getting help. Good thing there are no moderators here. |
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I agree with you for the most part, but it just seems taboo to talk about
hacking Excel's Security on a forum run by Microsoft. "JE McGimpsey" wrote: Don't know that moderators would make any difference - the method for brute-force cracking the password has been known and widely publicized for years. I finally posted one version on my site in order to cut down on the number of duplicate newsgroup posts... Yes, it's a PITA that XL security is so weak. But IMO it's *essential* that users not be kept ignorant. It constantly amazes me how much business-critical information is sent to clients, or sometimes competitors, under the assumption that worksheet password protection will keep it secure. It's *so* much easier to negotiate when you know your vendor's markup... In article , Sloth wrote: Wow, geuss I was wrong about not getting help. Good thing there are no moderators here. |
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First, workbook and worksheet protection aren't considered by MS (or
anyone else who's been informed) to be in any way related to "security". In fact, XL04's help describes them this way (Help, "About protecting workbooks and worksheets from changes" topic): Caution The features in Microsoft Excel for hiding data and protecting worksheets and workbooks by using passwords are not intended to be used as mechanisms for securing data or protecting confidential information. Second, that's the nice thing about these newsgroups. They're *not* run by MS, they exist on thousands of news servers all over the world, and they're archived by Google from nearly their inception. MS has its own servers that host and provide web portals to the newsgroups, at least in part, because it saves them millions of dollars by providing free tech support. So it's critical *to them* that the information be frank and credible. In article , Sloth wrote: I agree with you for the most part, but it just seems taboo to talk about hacking Excel's Security on a forum run by Microsoft. |
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