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VBA Code To Unlock A Locked Excel Sheet - 4 Steps

This document provides instructions for using VBA code to unlock a locked Excel worksheet without knowing the password. The code generates random password combinations to try to unprotect the sheet. It involves opening the VBA editor for the sheet, copying and pasting the provided code-breaking macro, running the macro, and using the password it generates if successful in unprotecting the sheet. The macro loops through combinations of characters to try unlocking the sheet without needing to know the original password.

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VBA Code To Unlock A Locked Excel Sheet - 4 Steps

This document provides instructions for using VBA code to unlock a locked Excel worksheet without knowing the password. The code generates random password combinations to try to unprotect the sheet. It involves opening the VBA editor for the sheet, copying and pasting the provided code-breaking macro, running the macro, and using the password it generates if successful in unprotecting the sheet. The macro loops through combinations of characters to try unlocking the sheet without needing to know the original password.

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Ifyouhaveeverforgottenapasswordforoneofyourexcelworksheetsyou
knowhowfrustratingthatcanbe.

ThecodeusedinthisinstructionisoneofthesimplestI'vefound.Itwillgenerate
ausablecodethatwillunlockyourprotectedsheet.

Ican'ttakecreditforthecodeasImerelyfounditinamomentofneed(andI
cannotfindwherethesiteisanymore)...soooIwontbemuchhelpifitdoesn't
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Step1:OpenVBA

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Opentheworksheetyouforgetyourpasswordto.

UseAlt+F11toenterthemacroeditor.
OnceinVBAdoubleclickthesheetyouneedtounlockfromthemenulistingon
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Step2:CutandPastetheCodeBreaker

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Insertthecodebelowinthegeneraldeclarationspageyouhaveopened.

Youshouldnothavetochangeanything,sheetnameetc...Justcutandpaste.
_______________________

SubPasswordBreaker()

'Breaksworksheetpasswordprotection.

DimiAsInteger,jAsInteger,kAsInteger
DimlAsInteger,mAsInteger,nAsInteger
Dimi1AsInteger,i2AsInteger,i3AsInteger
Dimi4AsInteger,i5AsInteger,i6AsInteger
OnErrorResumeNext
Fori=65To66:Forj=65To66:Fork=65To66
Forl=65To66:Form=65To66:Fori1=65To66
Fori2=65To66:Fori3=65To66:Fori4=65To66
Fori5=65To66:Fori6=65To66:Forn=32To126
ActiveSheet.UnprotectChr(i)&Chr(j)&Chr(k)&_
Chr(l)&Chr(m)&Chr(i1)&Chr(i2)&Chr(i3)&_
Chr(i4)&Chr(i5)&Chr(i6)&Chr(n)
IfActiveSheet.ProtectContents=FalseThen
MsgBox"Oneusablepasswordis"&Chr(i)&Chr(j)&_
Chr(k)&Chr(l)&Chr(m)&Chr(i1)&Chr(i2)&_
Chr(i3)&Chr(i4)&Chr(i5)&Chr(i6)&Chr(n)
ExitSub
EndIf
Next:Next:Next:Next:Next:Next
Next:Next:Next:Next:Next:Next
EndSub
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Step3:RuntheMacro
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OncethecodeisaddedruntheMacrobyselectingRunfromthemenutabbar
atthetopoftheVBAeditorscreenorsimplepressF5

Step4:UsetheGeneratedCode

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