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Adding A Password To Make An Excel Workbook Read Only

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One of the lesser-known aspects of adding passwords to workbooks is the ability to add a password that places the workbook in read-only mode. Note that this level of password does not encrypt the workbook, and you may use this feature independently of the encrypting password feature. You may also use this feature in conjunction with the encrypting password feature to create two levels of access to a workbook -- those users who know the encrypting password would have full access to the workbook, while those users who know the read-only password would only be able to view the workbook. ...more
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Adding A Password To Make An Excel Workbook Read Only
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2013Dec 30
One of the lesser-known aspects of adding passwords to workbooks is the ability to add a password that places the workbook in read-only mode. Note that this level of password does not encrypt the workbook, and you may use this feature independently of the encrypting password feature. You may also use this feature in conjunction with the encrypting password feature to create two levels of access to a workbook -- those users who know the encrypting password would have full access to the workbook, while those users who know the read-only password would only be able to view the workbook.

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