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.

Open the Excel file you want to protect with a password. Click on File -> Info. Now select Protect Workbook. Select Encrypt with Password from the list. Now enter the password. Confirm it once ...

In Word, Excel, or PowerPoint for Windows, open the file you want to protect with a password, then select File and Info. You should see a Protect option at the top of the next list: Click this ...

Working with an Excel workbook that contains confidential information such as financial data, personal details, or trade secrets? Here's how you can protect the data in your Excel file from prying ...