Password Protection Option in Excel 2003

Yes, in the Microsoft Office 2003 Edition, however, a new, more advanced policy enforcement technology, information rights management (IRM) has been added to help users persistently protect sensitive documents and e-mail messages from unauthorized access and use. IRM functionality is available in Excel 2003, Outlook 2003, PowerPoint 2003, and Word 2003.
Yes, password protection feature is present in Microsoft 2003 and password protection may work in some cases. To enable this feature:
1. Open the document you want to protect.
2. Choose "Tools" then "Options".
3. When the "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, click the "Security" tab.