{"id":3236,"date":"2024-09-17T11:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T11:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2024-09-18T11:10:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:10:23","slug":"unshare-workbook-greyed-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/unshare-workbook-greyed-out","title":{"rendered":"Excel Unshare Workbook Greyed Out? Here\u2019s the Secret Fixes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"1898181a2aebca931198b7f41678d855\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<style>\r\n.leaderboard { width: 320px; height: 100px; }\r\n@media(min-width: 500px) { .leaderboard { width: 468px; height: 60px; } }\r\n@media(min-width: 800px) { .leaderboard { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8329139124199643\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle leaderboard\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block\"\r\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8329139124199643\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1972481166\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharing workbooks in MS Excel can improve collaboration among team members. But sometimes, the &#8220;<strong>Unshare Workbook<\/strong>&#8221; option may be greyed out, leaving you unable to revert your workbook to a private document. In such a situation, it is important to solve this problem ASAP. In this blog, I will explore <strong>why is<\/strong> <strong>the unshare workbook greyed out in Excel<\/strong> and how to troubleshoot it to regain control of your shared Excel files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<div style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'><div style='background: #eafdeb; padding: 12px;'><p><strong style='font-size: 18px;'>To fix corrupt Excel workbook, we recommend this tool:<\/strong><\/p><p style='font-size: 17px;'>This software will prevent Excel workbook data such as BI data, financial reports & other analytical information from corruption and data loss. With this software you can rebuild corrupt Excel files and restore every single visual representation & dataset to its original, intact state in 3 easy steps:<\/p><div><ol style='font-size: 17px; margin-top: 4px;'><li><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/free-download-now' target='_blank'>Try Excel File Repair Tool<\/a><\/strong> rated <i>Excellent<\/i> by Softpedia, Softonic & CNET.<\/li><li>Select the corrupt Excel file (XLS, XLSX) & click <b>Repair<\/b> to initiate the repair process.<\/li><li>Preview the repaired files and click <b>Save File<\/b> to save the files at desired location.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><br>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Why Is My Excel Unshare Workbook Greyed Out?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unshare workbook is greyed out or inactive due to several reasons, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The workbook is in compatibility mode.<\/li>\n<li>Excel file is corrupted or damaged.<\/li>\n<li>Using Excel tables.<\/li>\n<li>The workbook is protected with a strong password.<\/li>\n<li>When the track changes feature is enabled.<\/li>\n<li>Shared workbook feature deprecation in the latest versions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How to Fix Unshare Workbook Greyed Out in Excel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To fix this issue, follow these troubleshooting methods:<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dad9d9;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f4f3f3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Quick Fixes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s1\">Disable Compatibility Mode<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s2\">Unprotect the Workbook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s3\">Converting Excel Tables to Ranges<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s4\">Use Open and Repair<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s5\">Disable Track Changes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<a name=\"s1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fix 1- Disable Compatibility Mode<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The very first method you can try is checking and disabling the Compatibility Mode. Enabling this feature sometimes can hinder you and lead to such greyed-out problems.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you can do so:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">On the\u00a0<strong>Excel <\/strong>menu, simply click\u00a0<strong>Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">In the\u00a0<strong>Sharing and Privacy<\/strong> &gt;&gt; click\u00a0<strong>Compatibility<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Now, in the <strong>Compatibility Report<\/strong>, you have to clear the checkbox of\u00a0\u201c<strong>Check documents for compatibility<\/strong>\u201d option &gt;&gt; <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8718 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4cbdb328-f9d9-4256-9c4f-75da04ace878.png\" alt=\"Disable Compatibility Mode\" width=\"412\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Also Read<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/excel-track-changes-grayed-out\">Fix Excel Track Changes Grayed Out Issue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"s2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fix 2- Unprotect the Workbook<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Password-protected Excel sheet is another reason for<strong> unshare workbook is greyed out problem<\/strong>. All you need to do is to unprotect your Excel workbook to solve it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Open a faulty Excel sheet &gt;&gt; click <strong>Review\u00a0<\/strong>tab &gt;&gt; \u2018<strong>Protect Workbook\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>option under\u00a0<strong>Protect\u00a0<\/strong>group.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Now, an \u201c<strong>Unprotect Workbook<\/strong>\u201d popup box will appear, enter the password &gt;&gt;\u00a0click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/unprotect-workbook-structure.jpg\" alt=\"Unprotect The Worksheet\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/unprotect-workbook-structure.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/unprotect-workbook-structure-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<a name=\"s3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fix 3- Solve Excel Unshare Workbook Greyed Out by Converting Excel Tables to Ranges<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As already mentioned in the causes, instead of ranges, if tables are present in the worksheet, it can cause a greyed-out unshare option. You can tackle this situation by converting the table into a range.<\/p>\n<p>To do so:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Select the table &gt;&gt; click on <strong>Table Design\u00a0<\/strong>tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8720 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"Table Design\" width=\"586\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Then, click on the <strong>Convert to Range<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Now, confirm your choice when provoked. As soon as the table is removed, try unsharing the workbook again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"s4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fix 4- Use Open and Repair<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the workbook becomes corrupted or damaged, it can lead to <strong>unshare workbook greyed out 365 issues<\/strong>. In such a situation, you can easily\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/13-ways-to-repair-corrupt-excel-file\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>repair your corrupted Excel file<\/strong><\/a> and fix the problem\u00a0by using Excel\u2019s built-in Open &amp; Repair tool.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the below instructions carefully:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Excel &gt;&gt; click\u00a0<strong>File\u00a0<\/strong>&gt;\u00a0<strong>Open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the folder which contains a corrupted file.<\/li>\n<li>Under an\u00a0<strong>Open\u00a0<\/strong>dialog box, select a corrupted workbook.<\/li>\n<li>After that, click the arrow next to an\u00a0<strong>Open\u00a0<\/strong>button &gt;&gt;\u00a0<strong>Open and Repair\u00a0<\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8011 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/open-and-repair.png\" alt=\"Open and Repair\" width=\"668\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To recover as much of the spreadsheet data as possible, click\u00a0<strong>Repair<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7229 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/excel-open-and-repair.jpg\" alt=\"Repair Corrupt or Damaged Excel Workbook\" width=\"847\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/excel-open-and-repair.jpg 847w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/excel-open-and-repair-768x158.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><br \/>\n<a name=\"s5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fix 5- Disable Track Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the above solutions fail to work, then the last option left for you is to check and disable Track changes. Follow these steps to do so:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Launch the Excel workbook &gt;&gt; click on the <strong>Review\u00a0<\/strong>tab.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Next, click on <strong>Track Changes<\/strong> &gt;&gt; choose <strong>Highlight Changes<\/strong> and uncheck the \u201c<strong>Track changes while editing\u201d <\/strong>check box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8721 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/allthings.how-how-to-use-track-changes-in-excel-image.png\" alt=\"Highlight Changes\" width=\"730\" height=\"457\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Finally, click <strong>OK<\/strong> to apply the changes and make the unshare option visible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Also Read<\/span>: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/grayed-out-menus-in-excel\">Unlock Grayed-Out Menus in Excel- 7 Secret Methods Revealed!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pay Attention Here!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, with this sharing and unsharing Excel workbook process, the risk of Excel workbook corruption gets too high. If this situation happens with any of you then also you don&#8217;t need to worry. I am telling this because there is an easy recovery solution to get out of this problematic situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To fix a corrupted Excel workbook you can try using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/download-excel-repair.php\"><strong>Excel Repair Tool<\/strong><\/a>. It is the most recommended tool to <strong>recover\/corrupted\/damaged\/deleted xls or xlsx<\/strong> file data. 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This tool allows easy restoration of all corrupt Excel files including the <strong>charts, worksheet properties cell comments, and other important data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How to Unshare Workbook in Excel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can <strong>turn off sharing of Excel workbook<\/strong> by various methods.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Method 1: Enable \u201cUnshare\u201d From The Share Option<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">In your Excel workbook click the <strong>review <\/strong> After then go to the <b><i>Changes group<\/i><\/b> and choose the share workbook icon. This will open the <em><strong>Share Workbook<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0dialog box.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">You can see there is an editing tab having the following option \u201c<strong>Allow changes by more than one user at the same time\u2026\u201d<\/strong>. You have to clear the checkbox present beside this option and then, and click <em>OK button<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3238 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shareworkbook02.png\" alt=\"How To Unshare Workbook In Excel\" width=\"354\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shareworkbook02.png 354w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shareworkbook02-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shareworkbook02-350x129.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Clicking the OK option will throw an alert, with the message \u201cYou are about to remove the file from shared use and erase the change History\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you agree to this statement, then click <strong>Yes<\/strong>, otherwise <strong>No.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3242 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unshare-excel-workbook.png\" alt=\"How To Unshare Workbook In Excel 1\" width=\"356\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unshare-excel-workbook.png 356w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unshare-excel-workbook-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Notes<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>In the \u201cWho has this workbook open now\u201d box, make sure only<\/em> your name is listed here. If there is some other user also attached then disconnect all of them.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">If in case the checkbox is grayed out or you are unable to uncheck it. Then most probably the chances may be that your <strong>shared workbook protection<\/strong>\u00a0is left on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For unprotecting the Excel workbook.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Firstly close this opened <strong>Share Workbook dialog<\/strong><strong>\u00a0box.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After that tap to the<strong> Review<\/strong> tab and from the<strong> changes<\/strong> group click on the <strong>Unprotect Shared Workbook button.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Once your<strong> protected shared worksheet<\/strong>\u00a0gets unprotected you can easily perform the above method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Method 2: Unshare Excel Workbook Shared Through One Drive<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Open the <strong>Excel workbook. <\/strong>Now load the shared document from OneDrive which you are willing to unshare.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"2\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">On the left side of your Excel application window, there is an option of <strong>Open Other Workbooks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-1.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 1\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the document is recently opened then it will surely appear on the left sidebar recent option. You just need to click over the version of the Excel document in which OneDrive is written.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"3\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tap to the <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> <strong>option. <\/strong>On this page, this is the Save location.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3243 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-2.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 2\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"4\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tap to the document you are willing to unshare. Performing this will open your selected document in Excel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3244 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-3.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 3\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"5\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Now tap to the<strong> share icon <\/strong>which is present on the same page top right side of the Excel toolbar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3251 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-4.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 4\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"6\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Make a click on the shared user name. Doing this will show the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3245 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-6.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 6\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-6.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-6-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"7\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tap to the <strong>Remove User<\/strong> Option. Tapping to this will remove all the selected users present in the sharing list of Excel documents.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3246 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-7.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 7\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-7.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Perform the same step to remove any user from this shared list.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"8\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From the toolbar of the Excel, window hit the <strong>review<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3247 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-9.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 9\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-9.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-9-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"9\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">After that go to the change group option and tap the<strong> share workbook<\/strong> icon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3248 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-10.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 10\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-10.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-10-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"10\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">uncheck the option<strong> &#8220;Allow changes by more than one user at the same time&#8221;<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-11.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 11\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-11.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-11-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"11\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">At last, click the<strong> OK <\/strong>option. This will completely<strong> unshare Excel workbook <\/strong>and also remove all the users attached for sharing the workbook.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3254 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-12.jpg\" alt=\"Unshare an Excel Workbook 12\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-12.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-12-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Unshare-an-Excel-Workbook-12-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Related FAQs:<\/strong><\/h2>\n        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Why Is Excel Not Allowing Me to Share My Workbook?<\/h3>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt might be possible that your workbook contains tables or XML maps so that it cannot be shared.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>How Do I Unlock a Shared Excel Workbook?<\/h3>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you want to unlock a shared Excel file, then open that workbook. Navigate to the \u2018Review\u2019 tab &gt;&gt; \u2018Share Workbook\u2019 under the \u2018Changes\u2019 group. Now, you have to uncheck the option \u2018Allow changes by more than one user at the same time\u2019 &gt;&gt; click the OK option.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>How Do I Enable the Share Workbook Button in Excel?<\/h3>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo enable the shared workbook, click <strong>File<\/strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Options<\/strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Quick Access Toolbar<\/strong>. Open the list in Choose commands from &amp; select \u2018<strong>All Commands<\/strong>\u2019. Now, scroll down until you see Share Workbook (Legacy). Click <strong>Enable<\/strong>.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n    {\n\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n\t\t\"mainEntity\": [\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Why Is Excel Not Allowing Me to Share My Workbook?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"It might be possible that your workbook contains tables or XML maps so that it cannot be shared.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t,\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"How Do I Unlock a Shared Excel Workbook?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"If you want to unlock a shared Excel file, then open that workbook. Navigate to the \u2018Review\u2019 tab &gt;&gt; \u2018Share Workbook\u2019 under the \u2018Changes\u2019 group. Now, you have to uncheck the option \u2018Allow changes by more than one user at the same time\u2019 &gt;&gt; click the OK option.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t,\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"How Do I Enable the Share Workbook Button in Excel?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"To enable the shared workbook, click <strong>File<\/strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Options<\/strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Quick Access Toolbar<\/strong>. Open the list in Choose commands from &amp; select \u2018<strong>All Commands<\/strong>\u2019. Now, scroll down until you see Share Workbook (Legacy). Click <strong>Enable<\/strong>.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t    ]\n}\n<\/script>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fixing\u00a0<strong>Excel unshare workbook greyed out <\/strong>issues involving various troubleshooting techniques. However, by going through this blog and implementing the solutions mentioned here, you can scientifically fix this issue in no time with less effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, if you\u2019ve any queries, you can ask on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MS-Excel-Repair-Tool-1569953153234271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repairmsexcel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0pages.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dad9d9;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f4f3f3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>External References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/excel\/unable-to-unshare-workbook-tab-is-gradout\/td-p\/1072042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/excel\/unable-to-unshare-workbook-tab-is-gradout\/td-p\/1072042<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msoffice\/forum\/all\/unshare-workbook-is-greyed-out-excel-2016\/4a3c929d-86e9-45fc-a62d-f82ca1077abd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msoffice\/forum\/all\/unshare-workbook-is-greyed-out-excel-2016\/4a3c929d-86e9-45fc-a62d-f82ca1077abd<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/repair-a-corrupted-workbook-153a45f4-6cab-44b1-93ca-801ddcd4ea53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/repair-a-corrupted-workbook-153a45f4-6cab-44b1-93ca-801ddcd4ea53<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br><center><a href='https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/free-download-now' title='Try Excel Repair Now'><img src='https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/729x120-en.png' \/><\/a><\/center><br>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharing workbooks in MS Excel can improve collaboration among team members. 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