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How can I open an excel spreadsheet if I forgot the password?
I must have incorrectly copied down the password I used to protect a
worksheet or someone set a password on me on an excel spreadsheet that I NEED to access. Does anyone know of anyway to access a protected sheet or reset a password on an excel sheet without losing all of the data? |
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Sheppy
There are 4 forms of password protection for an Excel file. From your subject line and description it is hard to say which you are speaking of. Your subject states it is a spreadsheet that you want opened and your description speaks of worksheet protection. 1. File to open password. Very hard to crack and would probably need a commercial creacker. 2. Worksheet protection which is placed on a worksheet. File must be opened to set this. Easy to crack. 3. Workbook protection on a workbook. File must be opened to set this. Easy to crack. 4. VBA Project protection. Not so easy to crack. All 4 are addressed by John McGimpsey at his site. http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:34:02 -0700, "SheppyShep" wrote: I must have incorrectly copied down the password I used to protect a worksheet or someone set a password on me on an excel spreadsheet that I NEED to access. Does anyone know of anyway to access a protected sheet or reset a password on an excel sheet without losing all of the data? |
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