Learn how to unprotect Excel sheets or workbooks without a password using this simple step-by-step guide. No software required!

Whether you’ve forgotten the password or received a protected file from someone else, unlocking an Excel spreadsheet without the password may seem like an insurmountable challenge.

This guide will show you how to safely unlock your password-protected documents — including PDFs, Word, and Excel files — using Wondershare Dr.Fone.

You can add or remove a password from your Excel spreadsheets through the File tab. You'll do it slightly differently on a Mac and PC.

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.

At the file level, you can password protect an Excel workbook in two ways: You can determine who can get in and who can save changes.