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Excel embedded on web page - How to prevent access to background data
Hi I have built in an Excel worksheet into my web page so that my guests can use it as a calculator. I have protected the sheet and only given access to a few cells for the users to fill. The Exce...
RonnyG You can remove the download link. But anyone who has ever used the developer controls of the browser can turn that back on by editing your html code. So this isn't very secure. See my page on this: Excel: Embedding Excel files on your website; Preparing (jkp-ads.com)
Thank you JKPieterse
I am a bit surprised of the low level of security.
Do you know of other known and better methods of embedding files into webpages, other than the "Onedrive" way?
- No, I'm afraid not.
- Ok. Thanks👍
