So you can easily share with others

When working with sensitive data, you may come across protected Excel sheets. You may also want to give other people access to that information, without sharing your (or someone else's) passwords with them. In that case, you can remove a password from a protected Excel sheet or file and then securely share the document with your colleagues.

Below are a few different methods and tools that you can use to remove a password from a protected Excel file.

Before you attempt to crack an Excel document that is protected with a password, you should find out whether the entire file is encrypted, or whether only a worksheet in the workbook is protected.