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Our free service enables you to unprotect Microsoft Excel files locked for editing. Agree to the Terms of Service by checking the appropriate check box. In the Export Your Spreadsheet window that appears next, you can opt to. In Numbers, click on the File menu and move your cursor to “Export to.”. See also Password-protect a Numbers spreadsheet on Mac. Locking a spreadsheet isn’t the same as protecting it with a password -anyone can unlock the spreadsheet. Click the spreadsheet name at the top of the window, then select or deselect the Locked checkbox. Unlock any object or control that you want users to be able to change. In the navigation pane, click Properties, and then clear the Locked check box. Select the graphic, and then on the Format menu, click the command for the type of graphic that you want to unlock: Shape, Text, or Picture. Unlock any graphic that you want users to be able to change.