How to unprotect an excel sheet without password
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This document provides steps to unprotect an Excel spreadsheet without knowing the password. It explains that entering VBA code will attempt to unprotect the sheet using all possible character combinations for the password. When the code is run, if the sheet becomes unprotected, a message box will display with the password that was used. This allows the password to be retrieved and used to unprotect other sheets in the same workbook without knowing the original password.
How to unprotect an excel sheet without password
- 1. PREPARED BY RAVI KUMAR LANKE Page 1 How to Unprotect an excel sheet without password THis document will tel you how to unprotect an excel spread sheet without having the password In case of a password protect worksheet you are unable to Edit the data on the Excel Sheet. If you do not Remember the Password or do not know the password to unprotect the sheet just follow the below simple steps. Press ALT + F11 or click on View Code in Developers Tabs
- 2. PREPARED BY RAVI KUMAR LANKE Page 2 In the Above White Space Enter the below Code. Do not change the code just copy paste: Sub PasswordBreaker() 'Breaks worksheet password protection. Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer Dim l As Integer, m As Integer, n As Integer Dim i1 As Integer, i2 As Integer, i3 As Integer Dim i4 As Integer, i5 As Integer, i6 As Integer On Error Resume Next For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66 For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66 For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66 For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126 ActiveSheet.Unprotect Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & _ Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _ Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n) If ActiveSheet.ProtectContents = False Then MsgBox "One usable password is " & Chr(i) & Chr(j) & _ Chr(k) & Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & _ Chr(i3) & Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n) Exit Sub End If Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next End Sub
- 3. PREPARED BY RAVI KUMAR LANKE Page 3 Now Click on the Run Button or press F5: And there you go the sheet is unprotected for you now. Also you would be getting a message in the pop up window. This Message is contains the password which can be used to unprotect the other sheets in the same workbook.
- 4. PREPARED BY RAVI KUMAR LANKE Page 4 Keywords: Excel, password, unprotect Doc ID: 28850
- 5. PREPARED BY RAVI KUMAR LANKE Page 5 Suggest keywords Owner: Marlee P. Group: UW Green Bay Created: 2013-02-28 16:16 CDT Updated: 2013-04-24 14:06 CDT Sites: UW Green Bay