I need to access a daily email which has a password protected excel file attached. I am unable to open on my iPad or iPhone. I don't have the option of sending it unprotected. I get the message " the operation could not be completed (quickLookErrorDomain error 44820)." Is there a work around for this?
Thanks
John
iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 7.1
You need to have a Office365 subscription and the Office 2016 apps installed on your mobile device. I use the mobile versions of excel or word to open password protected files. I store commonly used files locally on my mobile device or keep the information in my head. Microsoft files can be copied to a phone through iTunes for this purpose. . If my phone was ever stolen I can remotely destroy the contents on my phone from another computer
. I keep running backups that are not cloud based of sensitive files and I do not leave computers on 24/7. A pic left on is easier to hack than off. Hopefully you are not keeping files with sensitive Information on the cloud because if that data was ever hacked or compromised that could be a bad thing for you.
Same issue for me using Google Drive. Found a workaround: instead of just tapping the file to open, I tap the ellipsis to the right of the file, select "open in", and then select (installed) Microsoft Excel. The app opens and duely prompts me for the password; no error.
I am not sure this will work, but here's my educated guess:
About two weeks ago, Microsoft started offering an Excel app for iPad:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-excel-for-ipad/id586683407?mt=8
If you use this app (which requires an Office 365 subscription, as noted in the app's description), my guess is you can then open the spreadsheet.
Use dropbox, so far only way I can open xlsx password protected file.
Documents to Go Premium Office Suite by Dataviz will open and allow you to edit/save a password protected excel spreadsheet. I have been using with with dropbox for a long time. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with OneDrive for Business.
For some reason, it doesn't get very good reviews, but it has worked fine for me.
Excel for the iPad is a better option.
sberman wrote:
If you use this app (which requires an Office 365 subscription, as noted in the app's description), my guess is you can then open the spreadsheet.
You only need the Office365 subscription to create or modify files. Works as a reader without. May want to download (free) and test to see if it will allow access to the password-protected file, even if in read/only mode.
I can confirm that unactivated Excel for iOS can display in R/O mode protected files created by PC/Mac-based Excel, which require password to open. If the workbook is further protected by a modify password, doesn't matter since the file is in R/O mode. You will get prompted to type the master password after selecting the file. This with both the latest v1.1 (released yesterday) as well as the previous version. iPad 4/64GB, running iOS 7.1.2.
Open password protected excel file on iPhone- error 44820
