How to remove Personally identifiable information from Excel Spreadsheet

Question

We want to remove all personally identifiable information from an Excel file before posting it online for download by customers. I want to confirm that if we follow the Document Inspector steps in the below URL and remove personal data that it definitely clears personal data from the file? Thanks

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/remove-hidden-data-and-personal-information-by-inspecting-documents-presentations-or-workbooks-356b7b5d-77af-44fe-a07f-9aa4d085966f

Answer 1

Try file properties, then click here.

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Answer 2

Hi @Easter1916,

Ye you can use the Document Inspector feature in Excel to remove personally identifiable information (PII) from a spreadsheet. It is recommended by Microsoft. And once you complete this, the personal information can no longer be extracted from the file.

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