To remove password protection from Excel, you need to open the spreadsheet and go to the File > Info section. Then, click on the Protect Workbook option and select the Encrypt with password option ...

This guide will show you how to safely unlock your password-protected documents — including PDFs, Word, and Excel files — using Wondershare Dr.Fone.

Launch Excel and open the protected worksheet. Select the "Review" tab, and then click "Unprotect Sheet." Enter the password, if prompted.

To remove protection from the spreadsheet, open it in Excel, click the "Review" tab and then click "Unprotect Sheet" in the Changes group. Type the password into the Password field and click "OK ...

Anyone with the password to modify the workbook can also remove the password protection. Use this particular option wisely; be careful who you give the password to.