Unlock password protected Excel file: Macro

It is possible to create a macro in an Excel sheet that unlock the sheet which is already protected by a password. Users can easily prepare a document in the sheet and then lock it again with a password. Sometimes the password-protected sheet cannot be opened. A specific command or keywords need to be typed in to create a macro in Excel.

This can be done through the visual basic editor of Excel. Users can unlock password-protected sheets with a simple syntax. After unlocking, all the official calculations and tasks can easily be performed. This option will help the user to maintain privacy. To unlock a password protected sheet:

The syntax is quite simple:

ActiveSheet.Unprotect ("MyPassWord")       
'instructions       
ActiveSheet.Protect ("MyPassWord")      

For more details, I suggest you type "worksheet.protect" and "worksheet.unprotect" in the help file of visual basic editor.

Also try this syntax:

ActiveSheet.Protect PassWord:="MyPassWord", DrawingObjects:=True,  _        
Contents:=True,  Scenarios:=True, AllowSorting:=True, AllowFiltering:=True,  _        
AllowUsingPivotTables:=True