Wipe out PII in xls

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How do I remove confidential protection in Excel?

On the info page, click on the Protect Workbook box. Select the Encrypt with Password button from the drop-down menu. Delete the password from the pop-up window that appears so the text box is blank. Then, click the OK button to remove the password from your Excel spreadsheet.

How do I remove Personal Information in an Excel sheet?

On the Excel menu, click Preferences. Select the Remove personal information from this file on save check box. Save the workbook.

How do I remove sensitive information in Excel?

Use the Document Inspector to Remove Hidden Data To open the Document Inspector, click File Info Check for Issues Inspect Document. The Excel Document Inspection window shown below opens up. Click Inspect to identify hidden content, and then click Remove All to remove the item of your choice.

How do I remove metadata from XLS?

Remove metadata from several documents Open the folder with Excel files in Windows Explorer. Highlight the files you need. Right-click and choose the Properties option in the context menu. Switch to the Details tab. Click on Remove Properties and Personal Information at the bottom of the dialog window.

How do I turn off document properties and Personal Information in Excel?

Right-click and choose the Properties option in the context menu. Switch to the Details tab. Click on Remove Properties and Personal Information at the bottom of the dialog window. Select Remove the following properties from this file.

How to redact pii in Excel?

Below is a step-by-step method to redact information in Excel: Step 1: Remove Sensitive Information. Step 2: Selection of Cells. Step 3: Clear Cell Contents. Step 4: Apply Black Cell Formatting. Step 5: Create a New Cell Style. Step 6: Highlight Redacted Cells. Step 7: Take a Screenshot for Records.

How do I remove personally identifiable information from Excel?

Note: Excel does not remove personal information from shared workbooks. On the Excel menu, click Preferences. Under Sharing and Privacy, click Security . Select the Remove personal information from this file on save check box. Save the workbook. Notes: The following personal information is removed from your file:

How do I remove pii from Excel?

Yes, this is the way remove personal information from Office files. In the Document Properties and Personal Information section, select Remove All to remove the document and author properties associated with that file.

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