diff --git a/R/rp_xlsb.R b/R/rp_xlsb.R
index 060f035..2ff8fa1 100644
--- a/R/rp_xlsb.R
+++ b/R/rp_xlsb.R
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 #'
 #' @examples
 #' path_xlsb <- system.file("extdata", "xltest.xlsb", package = "rpxl")
-#' rp_xlsb(path_xlsb, sheet = 1, password = "1234")
+#' rp_xlsb(path_xlsb, password = "1234", sheet = 1)
 #'
 #' @importFrom readxlsb read_xlsb
 #' @export rp_xlsb
 rp_xlsb <- function(path,
-                    sheet = NULL,
                     password,
+                    sheet = NULL,
                     range = NULL,
                     col_names = TRUE,
                     col_types = NULL,
diff --git a/R/rp_xlsx.R b/R/rp_xlsx.R
index c871061..81ba2fd 100644
--- a/R/rp_xlsx.R
+++ b/R/rp_xlsx.R
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #' @importFrom readxl read_xlsx readxl_progress
 #' @export rp_xlsx
 rp_xlsx <- function(path,
-                    sheet = NULL,
                     password,
+                    sheet = NULL,
                     range = NULL,
                     col_names = TRUE,
                     col_types = NULL,
diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index c75c02e..3e4e972 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ install_rpxl()
 ```
 
 
-
 ## Usage
 
 ```{r}
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ sheet 1.
 
 ```{r}
 path_xlsb <- system.file("extdata", "xltest.xlsb", package = "rpxl")
-rp_xlsb(path_xlsb, sheet = 1L, password = "1234")
+rp_xlsb(path_xlsb, password = "1234", sheet = 1)
 ```
 
 To decrypt a password-protected Excel file and save it under a different
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 856c021..e7e0b95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ specified (either with argument ‘sheet’ or ‘range’), whereas
 
 ``` r
 path_xlsb <- system.file("extdata", "xltest.xlsb", package = "rpxl")
-rp_xlsb(path_xlsb, sheet = 1L, password = "1234")
+rp_xlsb(path_xlsb, password = "1234", sheet = 1)
 ```
 
     ##   x  ext protected
diff --git a/man/rp_xlsb.Rd b/man/rp_xlsb.Rd
index ef6ffa0..8ecbf99 100644
--- a/man/rp_xlsb.Rd
+++ b/man/rp_xlsb.Rd
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 \usage{
 rp_xlsb(
   path,
-  sheet = NULL,
   password,
+  sheet = NULL,
   range = NULL,
   col_names = TRUE,
   col_types = NULL,
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ rp_xlsb(
 \arguments{
 \item{path}{Path to the xlsb workbook}
 
-\item{sheet}{Name or index of the sheet to read. If the sheet name is specified as part of the range, this parameter is ignored}
-
 \item{password}{Workbook password}
 
+\item{sheet}{Name or index of the sheet to read. If the sheet name is specified as part of the range, this parameter is ignored}
+
 \item{range}{A named range or a string representing an excel range (of the form Sheet!A1:D10) or a cellranger object}
 
 \item{col_names}{TRUE uses the first row as the column name, FALSE sets names to column.#, or a character vector}
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ decrypt the password-protected workbook
 }
 \examples{
 path_xlsb <- system.file("extdata", "xltest.xlsb", package = "rpxl")
-rp_xlsb(path_xlsb, sheet = 1, password = "1234")
+rp_xlsb(path_xlsb, password = "1234", sheet = 1)
 
 }
diff --git a/man/rp_xlsx.Rd b/man/rp_xlsx.Rd
index 8a3a3de..65e85c7 100644
--- a/man/rp_xlsx.Rd
+++ b/man/rp_xlsx.Rd
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 \usage{
 rp_xlsx(
   path,
-  sheet = NULL,
   password,
+  sheet = NULL,
   range = NULL,
   col_names = TRUE,
   col_types = NULL,
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ rp_xlsx(
 \arguments{
 \item{path}{Path to the xls/xlsx file.}
 
+\item{password}{Workbook password}
+
 \item{sheet}{Sheet to read. Either a string (the name of a sheet), or an
 integer (the position of the sheet). Ignored if the sheet is specified via
 \code{range}. If neither argument specifies the sheet, defaults to the first
 sheet.}
 
-\item{password}{Workbook password}
-
 \item{range}{A cell range to read from, as described in \link[readxl]{cell-specification}.
 Includes typical Excel ranges like "B3:D87", possibly including the sheet
 name like "Budget!B2:G14", and more. Interpreted strictly, even if the