How do I unlock a spreadsheet that is password protected?

I have a spreadsheet to which I need access but it was password protected by
my predecessor who is no longer with our company. How can I get into the
spreadsheet to edit it? I can currently read-only.

Take a look at

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html


In article <E87CA0DF-23C9-4450-8EAA-EA5B56F14057@microsoft.com>,
"Moke" <Moke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a spreadsheet to which I need access but it was password protected by
> my predecessor who is no longer with our company. How can I get into the
> spreadsheet to edit it? I can currently read-only.

"Moke" <Moke@discussions.microsoft.com>ha scritto nel messaggio
E87CA0DF-23C9-4450-8EAA-EA5B56F14057@microsoft.com

> I have a spreadsheet to which I need access but it was password
> protected by my predecessor who is no longer with our company. How
> can I get into the spreadsheet to edit it? I can currently read-only.

If you can open the file in a read only mode you can save it with a
different name...
--
Franz

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To reply translate from italian InVento (no capital letters)
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Hi Moke
Contact your predecessor first....he /she must have locked it for a reason.
second option is to buy a password cracker, about $20 on the net.

HTH
Michael

"Moke" wrote:

> I have a spreadsheet to which I need access but it was password protected by
> my predecessor who is no longer with our company. How can I get into the
> spreadsheet to edit it? I can currently read-only.

"Franz" <fra68ve@InVento.it> wrote...
....
>If you can open the file in a read only mode you can save it with a
>different name...

And then you can close the copy, delete the original, and rename the copy
using the original's filename. File-modify passwords are OH, SO SECURE.