If you use a computer, you have some Microsoft Excel documents on your PC that you would not want other peoples to find and read. Excel file is used by average persons, institutions, government, businesses, and millions of peoples all over the world. Excel serves not only the average person, but also businesses, government institutions, and millions of other folks worldwide.
If you absolutely must use Excel to store sensitive information, then it is always better to use the latest version of Excel. It is easy to crack the password in the older versions of Excel. In addition to password protecting your Excel file, you can secure it further by encrypting the entire file. This will safeguard your document if it is stolen from your computer. Encrypt an Excel file with a password so that it requires a password to open it.
In this tutorial, I will show you the steps to protect your file with a password.
Set Password to Excel File
First of all, in Excel open the document which you want to secure. Click on the File button.
Look for the Info tab then click on it.
Click on the ProtectWorkbooks drop-down menu. In the drop-down menu click on the Encrypted with Password option.
Type your password and click on the OK button.
