password protect to open file

[modano9]

i'm back again after a successful answer yesterday. Now I want to protect my file because the info in it is confidential. But I don't want to use the worksheet protection feature under tools because it never asked for the password to even open the file. I did this a long time ago, but now don't remember how to do it. Any suggestions?

 

[santeria]

Is the info from this link of any use:

http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=72945&highlight=password+protect+file

 

[modano9]

Already read that one, but it's more complex than I'm looking for. Just want a simple password to open. But thanks!

 

[Geoff3A]

this might be what you're looking for: select save as, from that select the tools dropdown and choose general options. there you are able to type in a password to open as well as a password to modify. hopefully this is helpful.