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Blanks the author and company, and tells you about hidden sheets rather than quietly deleting them.

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Spreadsheets leak differently

The document properties are the same as any Office file: author, last modified by, company, timestamps. What is specific to spreadsheets is everything that is present but not visible — hidden sheets, hidden rows and columns, and cached values from external connections.

Hidden sheets are reported, not removed

A hidden sheet frequently holds the working that produced the numbers on the visible ones: cost bases, margins, the model behind a quoted price. This page flags them clearly, but does not delete them, because removing a sheet destroys data and that decision has to be yours.

Before sending a model to a client

The safest habit is to produce a fresh workbook with only what the recipient should see, rather than hiding parts of your working copy. Hiding is a display setting, and it takes two clicks to undo.

Common questions

Can someone unhide my hidden sheets?

Yes, trivially, by right-clicking any sheet tab. Hiding is not a security measure.

Does cleaning delete my hidden sheets?

No. It reports them and leaves them alone, because deleting a sheet destroys data.

Does this work on .xls files?

No. Only the .xlsx format and its variants.

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