On reopening the file, a message stating Marked as final will appear. How do I know if the file is marked as final? Click on file > Info > Protect Workbook > Mark as Final.ģ. Open the file you want to mark as final.Ģ. You can recognize that a document is marked as final icon display on the status bar. This is more like a reminder than protecting by turning off typing & editing commands and proofing marks. This option is used to prevent any further changes by other users. You can combine the passwords of both “to open” and “modify” in case you require stronger security. Notice: You can not edit unless you have access to the password, till then you can only view it in read-only mode. On reopening the file, a message in the dialogue box will ask to open as read-only?.
How do I know if the file is Password Protected for modifying? Thus the need to safeguard arises, therefore a password is beneficial. You definitely feel proud, but only until they alter it on purpose or by chance. Imagine you come up with a complex formula and you give the file to your colleagues. Please note there is only one method to add a password for modifying unlike the above case of applying a password to open a workbook. Tools > General Option > Enter a value against Password to modify. Steps to set Password – modify the fileĢ. On reopening the file, a message in the dialogue box will ask to open as read-only. How do I know if the file is Password Protected? Now you have successfully secured your file with a password. Enter the password against Password to open, > Reenter the password and save. File > Save as >Browse – (F12 keyboard shortcut)ģ. File > Info > Protect Workbook > Encrypt with Password.ġ. Steps to set Password to open the file.ġ. You can add a password for two reasons, One, by setting a password to open the file, two, providing a password to modify the Excel File. In earlier cases, we had noticed there was an option to add a password to your file. You will have to create a new Workbook or save to a different location to save the changes made. But when it comes to saving, you cannot save the changes to the same file (a Dialog box pops up denying save as option since it is a read-only file). Note: When you Reopen the file, by clicking Yes to edit you’ll be able to make changes. On reopening the file, a message on the dialogue box will ask to open as read-only? Below is the popup depicting it. Yes, there is an option to provide a password, we will get to it later.ģ. On clicking General Options you get a dialogue box as follows Press F12 ( shortcut to Save As ) > Click on tools (next to save option ) > General Options > Tick the read only > Ok. Click on File > Info > Protect Workbook > Always open Read-only. Open the file you want to set as Read-only.Ģ. This does not provide security but does avoid the chance of unintentional changes. To prevent any accidental changes, you can set up your workbook to Read-only. The three types are Read-only, Password to open, Password to modify. They are as follows : FILE LEVEL PROTECTION This gives you the power to safeguard your files by locking the Excel file with a password so that users cannot open or modify it.