How do I use a password to protect an Excel file from peeping eyes?

Basically I finished my account tracker, but I would rahther use a password
to
prevent others from openning at all, I tried the Protect>>Protect workbook,
but
it doesn't work.

Thanks.

Do a file|SaveAs (you can use the same name).

Then on that dialog
Tools|General Options|provide a password to open
(xl2002 wording)

I think it was:
tools|Options
in earlier versions (but still under the file|saveas dialog)

Fat Cat wrote:
>
> Basically I finished my account tracker, but I would rahther use a password
> to
> prevent others from openning at all, I tried the Protect>>Protect workbook,
> but
> it doesn't work.
>
> Thanks.

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Dave Peterson