Remove password protection on a file

1. On the File tab, select Info.

2. Select  Protect Workbook, choose   Encrypt with Password and delete the password for the file.

3. Select OK.

Setting and removing a password isn't currently possible in Excel for the web. You can, however, work with passwords in the Excel desktop app.

• To open the desktop app, at the top of the ribbon, select Editing > Open in Desktop App.

  

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1. Open the file, enter the password if it asks.

2. On the File menu, select Passwords.

3. Clear any password fields and select OK. 

4. Save the file.