Encrypt & Decrypt Selected Cell Values/Contents In Excel 365!!
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Published: 2020-11-16 07:28:30

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title: Encrypt & Decrypt Selected Cell Values/Contents In Excel 365!!
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In this article, we are going to see how to **Encrypt & Decrypt Selected Cell Values or Contents** in **Excel Office 365** using **Kutools.** Get an official version of MS Excel from the following link: **[https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)**

**Note:** [kutools for Excel](https://geekexcel.com/get-kutools-for-ms-excel-2019-2016-2013-2010-2007-office-365/) has more than 180 features which are used to complete the difficult task with several clicks. If you want to use Kutools, you need to install it from Excel’s official website.
## Encrypt the Selected Cell Contents:

To encrypt the selected cell contents in Excel, do as below steps.

- You need to **select the range** that you want to encrypt.

![select the range](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1-22.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17358">select the range</figcaption>

- On the **Kutools Plus Tab, select** the **Encrypt Cells** option in the **Security** group.

![Select Encrypt Cells option](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Select-Encrypt-Cells-option.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17359">Select Encrypt Cells option</figcaption>

- It will open the **Encrypt Cells Dialog Box**.
- **Password** – You need to **type** the **password.**
- **Mask** – **Choose** the **type of masks (None, Char, String)** that you want to display in cells after encryption (here we choose **Char** option).

![Encrypt Cells Dialog Box](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2-21.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17360">Encrypt Cells Dialog Box</figcaption>

- Then, you need to **click** the **OK** button to get the result as shown in the below image.

![Result](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3-21.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17361">Result</figcaption>

### Note:

- This feature will not encrypt the cells that contain the formula.

## Decrypt the Selected Cells:

If you want to decrypt the encrypted cells in Excel, follow the below steps.

- You need to **select the cells that have been encrypted** with the Encrypt Cells option.

![Result](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3-21.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17361">Result</figcaption>

- On the **Kutools Plus Tab, select** the **Decrypt Cells** option.

![Select the Decrypt Cells option](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Select-the-Decrypt-Cells-option.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17362">Select the Decrypt Cells option</figcaption>

- Now, **Decrypt Cells prompt box** will pop-out to ask you the password.
- You need to **enter** the **password** and **click** the **OK** button.

![Enter the password](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Enter-the-password-1.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17363">Enter the password</figcaption>

- Then, another **prompt box** will open up to tell you successfully completed decryption.

![Prompt box](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/4-18.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17364">Prompt box</figcaption>

- Finally, you will see the encrypted cell values as shown in the below screenshot.

![select the range](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1-22.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-17358">select the range</figcaption>

## Closure:

In this article, you will understand the steps to **Encrypt & Decrypt Selected Cell Values or Contents** in **Excel Office 365** using **Kutools. ** Drop your **feedback** in the comment section. Thanks for visiting **[Geek Excel.](https://geekexcel.com/)** Keep Learning!

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