Protect Excel File
In order to protect Excel file, you can encrypt a file with a password. The encrypted file can not be opened without a password. Here is how you can password protect an Excel file.
1. Open a file in Excel.
2. Click the File tab and click Save as.
3. Click Browse.
![click browse](https://overallmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/protect-file-1.png)
4. Click on the “Tool” button and select “General Options…”.
![select general options in save as](https://overallmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/protect-file-2.png)
5. In the “Password to open” box, enter your password and click ok.
We type in “protect” as our password.
![enter password](https://overallmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/protect-file-3.png)
6. In “Confirm Password”, rewrite the password and click ok.
![reenter password](https://overallmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/protect-file-4.png)
7. Write down the file name and click “Save”.
![click save](https://overallmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/protect-file-5.png)
Note: Your file has been password protected. This file will now require the password to open.
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