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									<p>Excel spreadsheets are used to store and redistribute tons of information! I was recently contacted by an end-user seeking how they can stop accidental modification of their Excel file by securing it with a password.</p><p>After a bit of looking around, I found the answer:</p>								</div>
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									<p>1. Open the Excel file you would like to password protect from modification.<br />2. Click file in the top left of Excel &#8211;<br /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-716" src="http://techzilica.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Excel-File-Button1.jpg" alt="Excel 'File' button" width="207" height="191" /></p><p>3. Open the &#8216;Save as&#8217; menu &#8211;<br /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-717" src="http://techzilica.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Excel-Save-As-Button.jpg" alt="Excel 'Save As' Button" width="193" height="225" /></p><p>4. <span style="font-size: 15px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;">Click &#8216;Browse&#8217; in the save as menu &#8211;</span></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-718" src="http://techzilica.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Excel-Browse-Button.jpg" alt="Excel 'Browse' Button" width="432" height="318" /></p><p>5. on the &#8216;Save as&#8217; dialogue box, click &#8216;Tools&#8217;, then click &#8216;General Options&#8217; &#8211;<br /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-719" src="http://techzilica.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Save-As-Box.jpg" alt="'Save As' Box in Excel" width="639" height="208" /></p><p>6. Enter your desired password to stop accidental modification and then click &#8216;OK&#8217; &#8211;<br /><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-720" src="http://techzilica.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/General-Options-Menu-to-set-a-modification-password-on-Excel-File.jpg" alt="General Options Menu to set a modification password on Excel File" width="341" height="229" /></p>								</div>
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How to Password Protect an Excel File to Stop Modification
