How to Password Protect a Sheet in Excel Office 365?
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Published: 2020-09-04 03:57:20

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title: How to Password Protect a Sheet in Excel Office 365?
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## Password Protect a Sheet in Excel:

In this article, we are going to explore how to **Password Protect a Sheet in Excel Office 365**. Let’s step into this article!! 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)

### Password Protect an Excel Sheet:

Do the below steps to password protect a sheet.

- You have to go to the **File** Option.

![File Option](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/File-Option.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-13262">File Option</figcaption>

- Then, you have to click the **Info**  **option** and **choose** the **Protect Workbook ** Option.

![Info Option](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Info-Option.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-13263">Info Option</figcaption>

- Now, you have to **select Encrypt with Password** option from the menu list.

![Encrypt with password](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Encrypt-with-password.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-13264">Encrypt with password</figcaption>

- It will open the **Encrypt Document dialog box** , you have to **enter your password** in the text field.

![Encrypt Document dialog box](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Encrypt-Document-dialog-box.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-13265">Encrypt Document dialog box</figcaption>

- Then, **Re-enter your password** in the **Confirm Password** dialog box.

![Confirm Password dialog box](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Confirm-Password-dialog-box.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-13266">Confirm Password dialog box</figcaption>

- Now, the sheet is protected with a password.

![Protected workbook](https://eadn-wc04-371788.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Protected-workbook.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-13267">Protected workbook</figcaption>

You can make use of the below video tutorial to protect your sheet in Excel using the password.

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## Open a Password-Protected Sheet in Excel:

- Open the protected Excel file and it will **prompt** you to enter the password of the sheet.
- Once you **enter the correct password** , hit the Open button.
- The **password-protected Excel** sheet will open and ready to work with it.
- Kindly, watch the below video tutorial to unlock the password-protected Excel file for your reference.

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## Verdict:

In this article, you can understand how to **Password Protect a Sheet in Excel Office 365.** Drop your **feedback** in the comment section. Thanks for visiting **[Geek Excel.](https://geekexcel.com/)** Keep Learning!!