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I found lots on the internet about how to disable protected view. I don't want to disable it. I want it to still apply by default. But the the current file that is opened in Protected View, I want to exit Protected View. Is there any way to do this?

Emily posted the helpful link that says to click Enable Editing in the message bar. If the message bar is present, then that solution is clear. If the message bar has been banished, however, it isn't clear how to bring it back, or what another means might be to enable editing.

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Are you using Office in a domain / enterprise environment? According to Microsoft (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/what-is-protected-view-d6f09ac7-e6b9-4495-8e43-2bbcdbcb6653#bm3)

Why can't I exit Protected View?

If you can’t exit Protected View, it's possible that your systems administrator has rules established that prevent leaving Protected View. Speak to your administrator to determine whether such rules have been made.

If that is the case, I do not know how to re-Enable editing. However, Protected View still allows you to Copy. You can copy the entire spreadsheet into a new document and get around the restriction.

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