Macros, XP

[Miggsee]

This is probably a dumb question, but it is still an annoyance to me. I use
97 at work, and learning Office XP at home has been fun.

What do I do to disable in Office XP Pro annoying macro warnings? It says I
have my security level set to "high". I'm still so used to Office 97 due to
my work environment that I haven't taken the time to further investigate
this issue.

I apologize if this has been an answer that I should have lurked for. I just
have no time to lurk, so I thought I'd ask.

You guys have never let me down!

 

[Joost Verdaasdonk]

Hi,

Seems to me you're security level is set to 'Medium'! (or
Low)
If it was 'High' you'd not receive this warning.

GoTo: Tools/Macro's/Security set to HIGH

If you want to use ActiveX or VBA in you're documents and
don't want any warnings you must sign you're code.

With the program Selfcert.exe you can make a local
certificat to sort that out. (look it up in the F1)

Enjoy,
Joost Verdaasdonk

 

[Graham Mayor]

Not so. If the warning message suggests that security is set high and macros
are disabled, that is exactly what has happened.

Set the macro security to medium, which provides the option of running
macros, and set the security (tools > options > security) to trust
installed templates and add-ins and the warnings will stop other than for
macros in documents. I

f you don't save your own documents with macros, you won't get a warning,
and if you get a warning from a third party document you will be aware of
the fact that there is potentially malicious code contained in it, so you
can verify what it is before deciding whether to run it.

If you set macro security to low, you get *no* warnings and macros run
regardless of any potential danger.

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[Joost Verdaasdonk]

Hi Graham,

Seams like where telling the same story here?

But do you mean you're still receiving macro-warnings
when you're level is set to HIGH??

On my station (2003/2002) if set to HIGH there will be no
warning Word will disable all macro's.

If Medium i receive a warning, if low then all macro's
are accepted!

I'm offcourse talking about Non-signed code over here.

Again with the setting set to HIGH all macro's will be
disabled and the file will be opent. (with signed macro
there is a number off posibillities depending on trust
settings)

This is why i suggested the OP has is settings on MEDIUM,
because i cannot find anyway to trigger a macro warning
on my machine with HIGH settings.

Could you perhaps suggest a way for me to test how I can
receive this warning you suggested in you're first
sentence on a machine that has normal HIGH settings?

Groetjes,
Joost Verdaasdonk

 

[Miggsee]

As you suggested, High security, that was my settings. I tried alternatives,
but the annoying warnings persist.
No matter what I set the security level to, I get the warnings.
Any other ideas, anyone?

 

[Graham Mayor]

I don't think we are telling the same story. You suggested setting the
security to high, which will stop macros. The warning comes from untrusted
add-ins - see http://www.gmayor.com/images/macrowarning.gif

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[Graham Mayor]

Set Word to trust installed templates and add-ins. If a COM add-in tries to
install code, then you can flag the check box on the warning box to trust
it - http://www.gmayor.com/images/macrowarning.gif

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[Joost Verdaasdonk]

Hi Graham,

Yes need new specs!
I didn't test it on addins (because trusted is on in my
settings)

Cleared out both checkboxes and there the warning was.

I only tested on loose *docs with macro's and not on
those that load global.

So you're analysis was correct! ;-)

Groetjes,
Joost Verdaasdonk

 

[Joost Verdaasdonk]

Hi,

I was wrong and thought you where using loose docs with
macros.

Seams like you're using (com/*dot) addins afterall.
So check out Graham's advice to make them trusted to the
system.

Groetjes,
Joost Verdaasdonk

 

[Miggsee]

How do I set Word to trust templates and add-ins?
Thanks for your help!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Tools | Macro | Security: Trusted Sources: Trust all installed templates and
add-ins.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

I doubt that you really want to disable it. If macros are running and you
don't know about it, they can wreak havoc with your system. Tools > Macros >
Security

I keep mine set to medium security and have it set to trust installed
templates and Add-Ins. This means that I can put templates containing
macros in my workgroup templates folder or my Word startup folder and not
get the warning. On the other hand, if I open a document someone has sent to
me and it contains macros, the warning comes up.

 

[Miggsee]

Nope. It still gives me the pop-ups. Thanks anyway.

 

[Miggsee]

I figured it out. The warning was being generated due to OmniPage.

 

[Graham Mayor]

If the security is set to medium and you have checked the option to trust
the add-ins, then you should not be getting the warnings (unless the
document actually contains a macro, so work through the suggestions
contained in the following link and see if that fixes it.

If you have Norton AV, uncheck its office plug-in.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You will still get warnings if an add-in is in the Office Startup folder,
since unfortunately Word's "trust" does not extend this far.

 

[Graham Mayor]

But the warning has a check box to allows you to trust add-ins from that
source - see the link in my earlier post.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

"That source" being the Office Startup folder? I don't think so. I think the
warning box is allowing you to trust add-ins from the particular provider
(Adobe, Symantec, etc.).

 

[Graham Mayor]

Agreed, but you can trust an add-in from that provider wherever it is run
from, including the Office startup folder.

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