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description: Protect your data and reduce security risks when exporting reports as Excel files. Add a straight apostrophe (') before field values that start with characters such as equals (=), plus (+), minus (-), etc., to prevent spreadsheet programs from misinterpreting these cell values as formulas. This protects from potential data manipulation or unintended code execution. Previously, this feature was supported only for CSV exports.
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# Secure Excel Exports by Disabling Formulas

Protect your data and reduce security risks when exporting reports as Excel files. Add a straight apostrophe (') before field values that start with characters such as equals (=), plus (+), minus (-), etc., to prevent spreadsheet programs from misinterpreting these cell values as formulas. This protects from potential data manipulation or unintended code execution. Previously, this feature was supported only for CSV exports.

**Where:** This change applies to Lightning Experience in Professional, Enterprise, and Unlimited editions.

**How:** From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Reports and select **Reports and Dashboards Settings**. Select **Disable Formulas in Exported Reports**. In the text box, along with the default characters, you can enter additional characters to detect at the start of field values using commas to separate them.

#### See Also

- [_Salesforce Help_: Disable Formulas in Exported Reports](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.reports_disable_formulas_in_exported_reports.htm&language=en_US)