If you have sensitive data you'd like to keep from prying eyes in a Microsoft Excel file, the easiest way to protect it is with Excel's built-in password tools.

Sending Excel files containing crucial financial and business data has risks. To add a layer of protection, you should learn to password protect an Excel file.

If you want to set an expiration date and password when sharing Excel files online, here is how you can do that. It is possible to do both of them when using Excel Online.

If the "Read-only recommended" box isn't checked when you set up the workbook with a password to open the file, Excel won't prompt with a message. Instead, the workbook simply opens to the last ...