Macros allow you to run a set of pre-programmed actions with one click or button press, helping you save time and avoid repetition.

While macros are useful, they pose security risks when you open an Excel file from untrusted sources. Disabled by default, here's how to tweak macros settings in Microsoft Excel.

If so, you can disable or turn off Trusted Documents features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This explains how you can enable or disable trusted documents in Word and other office apps.

A word of warning Before using macros, you’ll want to make sure the security settings in both Word and Excel are set not to run macros automatically.

Microsoft has announced that it will disable macros in Office files by default to protect users from the various threats that exist on the Internet. Helping users stay safe: Blocking internet ...

It should be set to allow you to enable macros on a case-by-case basis, mainly for the macros in documents that you create.

A word of warning Before using macros, you’ll want to make sure the security settings in both Word and Excel are set not to run macros automatically. In the early days, any macro that was ...

Starting in early April, Microsoft plans to make it tougher to enable VBA macros that are downloaded from the internet in several of its Office apps. The effect, the company hopes, will be to ...

Microsoft announced today that it will make it difficult to enable VBA macros downloaded from the Internet in several Microsoft Office apps starting in early April, effectively killing a popular ...