Unlock Spreadsheet Certificate For Free

The file might be locked because: The file is shared and another user is currently editing it. An instance of the Office app is running in the background with the file already opened. The file has been marked as Final and can no longer be updated.

What if you want to edit a protected sheet of your Microsoft Excel workbook but have forgotten your password? The zip file method unlocks your protected Excel sheet, no password is needed.

On the Review tab, click Protect Sheet or Protect Workbook. Click Unprotect Sheet or Protect Workbook and enter the password. Clicking Unprotect Sheet automatically removes the password from the sheet. To add a new password, click Protect Sheet or Protect Workbook, type and confirm the new password, and then click OK.

How to unprotect Excel sheet Right-click the sheet tab, and select Unprotect Sheet? from the context menu. On the Review tab, in the Changes group, click Unprotect Sheet. On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click Format, and select Unprotect Sheet from the drop-down menu.

If the worksheet is protected, do the following: On the Review tab, click Unprotect Sheet (in the Changes group). Click the Protect Sheet button to Unprotect Sheet when a worksheet is protected. If prompted, enter the password to unprotect the worksheet.

Select the table or PivotTable, then go to the Table tab > Refresh > Connection Properties. Then uncheck Refresh data when opening file. Inactivate an add-in that's causing the lock. Select Tools > Excel Add-ins and then clear the check box for the add-in.

Just do any of the following: Right-click the sheet tab, and select Unprotect Sheet? from the context menu. On the Review tab, in the Changes group, click Unprotect Sheet. On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click Format, and select Unprotect Sheet from the drop-down menu.