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How to change the password of a workbook in Excel for Microsoft 365
Thank you for your message (a few weeks ago).
I figured out how I set the password for my Excel file or my Excel workbook (I assume this is the same for now): I went to File, Info, Protect Workbook, Encrypt with Password, and then I entered the Password, and then re-entered it.
This website explains exactly what I did:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/protect-an-excel-file-7359d4ae-7213-4ac2-b058-f75e9311b599?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Now I would like to change that password to make my password stronger.
Do I first have to (somehow) undo or remove the password, and then set a new password?
Or is there another way to change the password, perhaps with an even higher security setting?
Thank you for your input,
FSP_H
Require a password to open or modify a workbook
Open the file with the existing password.
Then go to: File --> Save As --> Browse --> Explorer opens --> Tools (next to Save) --> General Options --> Enter new password to open or change, or remove old.
With remove, the password to open the file is removed.