Another patch, KB 2553154, is killing some Excel 2010 and 2013 macros, saying the ActiveX control “has stopped working in Excel.” ...

A check box in Excel can use either Excel's form controls or ActiveX controls for formatting. Form controls offer simple formatting, as well as the ability to add a check box to a chart sheet or ...

After Office 2024 launches in October, Microsoft will disable ActiveX controls by default in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio client apps.

The bug is in the ActiveX control that displays Excel spreadsheets within IE, Microsoft said. The timing of the disclosure was particularly awkward for Microsoft.

The real news--the Flash vulnerability--was almost overshadowed by the very old fact that you can load Flash as an ActiveX control in Excel.

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When inserting an ActiveX control to generate a list box in an Excel spreadsheet, you might sometimes notice that the list box does not contain a horizontal scrollbar. If this is the case, your ...