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File>Info>Protect Workbook does not appear for me. Please help.
How do you password protect an excel workbook in Office 365?
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I have tried Review > Manage Protection which allows you to make the sheet read-only and also File > Info > Protect Workbook which doesn't seem to do anything at all.
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2024-03-04T20:49:33+00:00 Hello Smith,
My name is Jackson and thank you for your question.
I sincerely apologize for the issue you experience with your excel file, I am a user myself and do not work for Microsoft so I understand how frustrating this is.
" I pulled the following steps from https://support.microsoft.com/office/7359d4ae-7213-4ac2-b058-f75e9311b599 :
" To prevent others from accessing data in your Excel files, protect your Excel file with a password.
- Select File > Info.
- Select the Protect Workbook box and choose Encrypt with Password.
- Enter a password in the Password box, and then select OK.
- Confirm the password in the Reenter Password box, and then select OK.
Warm regards,
Jackson E.