Key Takeaways : Excel spreadsheets can be protected by Edit Ranges, Sheet Protection, Workbook Protection, File Modify Password, VBA Project Password, and File Open Password.

Add a password and expiry date to an Excel sheet link If you use Microsoft's OneDrive cloud platform to save and share Excel files, you can password-protect and set an expiry date for a shared link.

With the Excel file open select File in the top-left corner of the screen, followed by Info. Select Protect Workbook, then choose Encrypt with Password.

There are several options available to you to protect your Excel file with a password. Remember that once you protect the Excel file, you cannot open it without entering the password.

It is possible to create a macro in an Excel sheet that unlock the sheet which is already protected by a password. Users can easily prepare a document in the sheet and then lock it again with a ...

Password-Protected Macros Open the Excel worksheet where you wish to place the macro and then activate the Visual Basic for Applications options by turning on the Developer tab.