In lieu of the password, just copy the workbook to a new file and the new file will be unprotected (unlocked).
In Excel: Edit/Move or Copy Sheet To Book: (new book).
Cells with over 255 characters will be truncated, but they'll be enough there to edit as needed.
I did this and it worked fine - and saved myself countless hours/days/weeks of "new formatting". Thanks again to the author(s)!!
