How Do You Password Protect Excel XML Documents?
Microsoft Excel is a widely used spreadsheet program that can handle a variety of document types, including XML data for online applications. Excel offers two types of password protection for your documents. If you want to keep the spreadsheet private, you can add a password to the file so no one without the password can open and view your XML document. If you simply don’t want others to change your data, you can use a password to protect the document from changes while still allowing others to open the file. This process is similar across most versions of Excel, although some of the menu item names may differ slightly across versions. Open your XML document in Microsoft Excel. Click the “File” menu, then “Save As.” If this option does not appear, click the double arrows at the bottom of the menu to expand it. In Excel 2007 and 2010, this is under the round “Office Button” in the upper left corner of the screen. Click “Tools” in the “Save As” dialog box, then select “General Options.”
