How to Open a Protected Excel 2003 in Excel 2007

1. Click “Start,” select “All Programs,” open the “Microsoft Office” folder and then click “Microsoft Excel” to open Excel 2007.
2. Click “File” and then click “Open” to access the files on your computer.
3. Browse through the files on your computer for the password protected Excel 2003 worksheet you want to open in Excel 2007.
4. Select the file in question and click “Open” to open the worksheet.
5. Type in the password for the protected worksheet and then click “OK' to access the file. If you don’t know the password, you’ll have to ask the creator of the file for it or download a password remover from the Internet. Examples of password removing software include Excel Password, Excel Key and Excel Password Cracker (see Resources).
6. Click “File,” “Save As,” select the file type 'Excel 97-2003' and then click “Save.” Saving the file in this way will allow the file to be opened in older editions of Excel as well as the newer editions of Excel.