Method 1: Using the Built-in Excel Features
If you know the password but want to remove it from the Excel file, Excel offers a built-in feature to do so. Here’s how you can use it:
- Open the Excel file and go to the “File” tab.
- Click on “Protect Workbook” and select “Encrypt with Password”.
- Remove the password from the text box and click “OK”.
- Save the file to remove the password from the Excel spreadsheet.
This method only works if you know the password. If you have forgotten or don’t know the password, you’ll need to try other methods.
Method 2: Using VBA Code
If you have forgotten the password or someone else has protected the Excel file, you can use VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code to remove the password. Follow these steps:
- Open the Excel file and press
ALT + F11
to open the VBA editor. - Go to
Insert > Module
to insert a new module. - Copy and paste the following VBA code into the module:
Sub PasswordBreaker()
Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer
Dim l As Integer, m As Integer, n As Integer
Dim i1 As Integer, i2 As Integer, i3 As Integer
Dim i4 As Integer, i5 As Integer, i6 As Integer
Dim i7 As Integer, i8 As Integer, i9 As Integer
Dim BA As Integer, BB As Integer, BC As Integer
Dim BD As Integer, BE As Integer, BF As Integer
Dim BG As Integer, BH As Integer, BI As Integer
Dim BJ As Integer, BK As Integer, BL As Integer
Dim BM As Integer, BN As Integer, BO As Integer
Dim BP As Integer, BQ As Integer, BR As Integer
On Error Resume Next
For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66
For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66
For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66
For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For i7 = 65 To 66
For i8 = 65 To 66: For i9 = 65 To 66: For BA = 65 To 66
For BB = 65 To 66: For BC = 65 To 66: For BD = 65 To 66
For BE = 65 To 66: For BF = 65 To 66: For BG = 65 To 66
For BH = 65 To 66: For BI = 65 To 66: For BJ = 65 To 66
For BK = 65 To 66: For BL = 65 To 66: For BM = 65 To 66
For BN = 65 To 66: For BO = 65 To 66: For BP = 65 To 66
For BQ = 65 To 66: For BR = 65 To 66: For i = 65 To 66
For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66: For l = 65 To 66
For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66: For i2 = 65 To 66
For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66: For i5 = 65 To 66
For i6 = 65 To 66: For i7 = 65 To 66: For i8 = 65 To 66
For i9 = 65 To 66: For BA = 65 To 66: For BB = 65 To 66
For BC = 65 To 66: For BD = 65 To 66: For BE = 65 To 66
For BF = 65 To 66: For BG = 65 To 66: For BH = 65 To 66
For BI = 65 To 66: For BJ = 65 To 66: For BK = 65 To 66
For BL = 65 To 66: For BM = 65 To 66: For BN = 65 To 66
For BO = 65 To 66: For BP = 65 To 66: For BQ = 65 To 66
For BR = 65 To 66: For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66
For k = 65 To 66: For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66
For i1 = 65 To 66: For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66
For i4 = 65 To 66: For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66
For i7 = 65 To 66: For i8 = 65 To 66: For i9 = 65 To 66
For BA = 65 To 66: For BB = 65 To 66: For BC = 65 To 66
For BD = 65 To 66: For BE = 65 To 66: For BF = 65 To 66
For BG = 65 To 66: For BH = 65 To 66: For BI = 65 To 66
For BJ = 65 To 66: For BK = 65 To 66: For BL = 65 To 66
For BM = 65 To 66: For BN = 65 To 66: For BO = 65 To 66
For BP = 65 To 66: For BQ = 65 To 66: For BR = 65 To 66