Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Inside Out

File Security

Legions of hackers are seemingly willing to go to any length to gain bragging rights by creating viruses, breaking firewalls, and thwarting password protection. Excel has always had security features, but Office Excel 2007 has added a couple of new features to help make your workbooks a little more secure.

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For more about workbook security, see "Hiding and Protecting Workbooks".

Removing Personal Information from Your Workbooks

It is increasingly important to keep track of the information you send over the Internet or share with others. Identity theft is a growing problem, and it’s important to make sure you don’t leave helpful tidbits of information lying around for others to abuse. Although it’s up to you to make sure you’re not ...