Blocked Macros

Chris Meier 20 Reputation points
2025-09-03T22:46:44.06+00:00

"Microsoft has blocked macros from running because the source of this file is untrusted"

I right clicked and checked the "unblock" box at the bottom of the general tab.

When I click OK I get "error applying attributes" "an error occurred applying attributes to the file: <file path> "the system cannot find the file specified"

The file path is correct. The source is trusted. I need to run the macros. This file needs to be able to be downloaded by anyone with access to the server it lives on and run macros without ever seeing this error.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows
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Anonymous
2025-09-04T00:42:22.17+00:00

Dear @Chris Meier,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum. We are happy to assist.

You can follow these steps to check if the issue persists:

  1. Open Excel.
  2. Go to File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings.
  3. In Trusted Documents, check the box for “Allow documents on the network to be trusted.” > OK
  4. Then go to Trusted Locations > Add new location... > browse to the folder where the file is stored. > OK

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