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Quickly unprotect multiple worksheets at once

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-12-13

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Supposing there is a workbook with multiple protected worksheets and you want to quickly unprotect those worksheets, how could you unprotect multiple worksheets by using a password in Excel? Kutools for Excel’s Unprotect Worksheet utility can quickly unprotect multiple worksheets with a password at once.


Click Kutools Plus >> Protect Worksheets >> Unprotect Worksheets. See screenshots:

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Note: The protected worksheets will
be displayed in a list in the Unprotect Worksheet
dialog box.


Usage:

1. Please check the worksheets which you want to unprotect in the list, and then click Ok. It will pop up a window for you to type in the password. See screenshot:

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2. After typing in the password and clik Ok. It will pop up a window to indicate how many worksheets have been unprotected. See screenshot:

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Notes:

1. If the worksheets are not protected by the same password, they won’t be unprotected.

2. If there are protected chart sheets in current workbook, the chart sheets will not be displayed in the Unprotect Worksheets dialog box, and they will not be unprotected as well.

Demo: Unportect multiple worksheets

 
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