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App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file...

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Is there an app on the Mac that can "password protect" a 
SINGLE FILE ?

The file needs to be visible on the desktop, but require a 
password to open it.

I realize that one can create an encrypted disk image using 
Disk Utility, then put the file into that, etc., etc.
But I don't want it to be this complicated (the person for 
whom I'm going to set this up is not Mac-savvy, nor 
particularly computer-savvy at all).

It MUST be as thus:
1. File in plain view on desktop
2. Double-click file, this brings up dialog requesting password
3. Enter password, app (for file) opens, and the file itself 
then opens.
4. When done, close file (or quit app), and requires 
password to open again.

There seems to be nothing in the Mac OS (itself) that can 
accomplish this.
Are there any 3rd-party apps out there that can do this?

(BTW, I'm aware that it's possible to use Excel or 
LibreOffice to create a spreadsheet that requires a password 
to open, but both these programs would be overkill, and 
again too complicated for the user in question)

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App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... "J.Albert" <j.albert@nowhere.net> - 2019-01-07 17:08 -0500
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2019-01-07 17:14 -0500
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-07 16:52 -0600
    Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-07 14:54 -0800
      Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... "J.Albert" <j.albert@nowhere.net> - 2019-01-08 11:19 -0500
        Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2019-01-08 11:35 -0800
        Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2019-01-08 20:18 -0600
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh@hoffmanlabs.invalid> - 2019-01-07 17:52 -0500
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2019-01-07 23:05 +0000
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-01-07 23:42 -0500
  Re: App to password protect or encrypt a SINGLE file... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2019-01-08 14:16 +0000

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