"Big Chris" skrev i en meddelelse
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Having worked long and hard on some Excel creations I wanted to secure
them so that my work can't easily be copied.....and I can maybe sell my
creations.
However, having inserted 32 digit passwords I have come across a free
program that you can download that will remove it in 1 minute 18
seconds!!!

Is there any true way to protect one's work?

The short and disappointing answer is: No
(at least including Excel 2002. I don't know,
if a better encrypting algorithm has been
added to Excel 2003)

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Best Regards
Leo Heuser

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