remove password from excel 2013

Anonymous
2013-04-14T04:04:59+00:00

I want to remove the password that I have been using with some of my Excel 2013 workbooks.

I tried the suggestions from your website but with no avail.

Every time that I open an Excel 2013 workbook I am asked for a password.

What should I  do.

Charles Brown 799

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Anonymous
2013-10-14T17:42:30+00:00

Here is what worked for me (thanks to a reply from a forum person who gave me Excel 2010 instructions. Excel 2013 is a bit different, but I figured it out):

  1. Open the workbook and enter the password to open the file.
  2. Click the FILE tab and select INFO
  3. Click the dropdown arrow in the PROTECT WORKBOOK box.
  4. Click the ENCRYPT WITH PASSWORD option.
  5. A box will pop up with the password shown by dots (........). Clear the password dots.
  6. SAVE or SAVE AS the file and the password will be gone.

After that you should be able to open the file without entering a password.

JG

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Anonymous
2013-04-14T20:15:09+00:00

Removing passwords is not something ms policies permit.

Recreating the file would be a simpler option.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-29T07:02:54+00:00

    I use MS Office 2013.

    I lost my MS excel password. So I can't open my file.I try to many time maybe 89 or more.

    So, please help me what should I do now....?

    Because it's my V. V. Impotent document.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-04-12T21:58:06+00:00

    This was the perfect solution.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-03-29T23:26:11+00:00

    That was sooooo simple!!!  Thanks, Jim Gray

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