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To do this, head to the Developer tab and click the Visual Basic button:\n\n![Excel visual basic button](excel-visual-basic-button.png)\n\nIf you don’t see the Developer tab, go to **File \u003e Options \u003e Customize Ribbon** and make sure that **“Developer”** is checked in the right panel.\n\nYou can also open the VBA editor with the keyboard shortcut **Alt + F11**.\n\n### Microsoft Visual Basic\nTo add a new, empty module, click on Modules folder, and go to **Insert \u003e Module**.\n\n![Vba editor insert module](vba-editor-insert-module.png)\n\nAfter window pops out, insert the code that in this repository\n```basic\nSub BreakPassword()\n\n   Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer\n   Dim l As Integer, m As Integer, n As Integer\n   Dim i1 As Integer, i2 As Integer, i3 As Integer\n   Dim i4 As Integer, i5 As Integer, i6 As Integer\n\n   On Error Resume Next\n\n   For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66\n   For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66\n   For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66\n   For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126\n\n   ActiveSheet.Unprotect Chr(i) \u0026 Chr(j) \u0026 Chr(k) \u0026 _\n   Chr(l) \u0026 Chr(m) \u0026 Chr(i1) \u0026 Chr(i2) \u0026 Chr(i3) \u0026 _\n   Chr(i4) \u0026 Chr(i5) \u0026 Chr(i6) \u0026 Chr(n)\n\n   If ActiveSheet.ProtectContents = False Then\n      Exit Sub\n   End If\n\n   Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next\n   Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next\n\nEnd Sub\n```\n\nThen you need to just run the macro, just click the **Run Macro** button in the menu bar:\n\n![Vba editor run macro](vba-editor-run-macro.png)\n\nYou can also press **F5** on your keyboard.\n\nAfter that your password should be resetted now\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmatrix278%2Fexcelbreakpassword","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmatrix278%2Fexcelbreakpassword","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmatrix278%2Fexcelbreakpassword/lists"}