macros error message word 2010

Question

when I open the Microsoft Word i get this error message  Office_201099_Q0 <!-- p { mso-style-parent: ""; margin-bottom: "6pt"; font-size: "10pt"; font-family: "Tahoma"; margin-left: "0in"; margin-right: "0in"; margin-top: ".1in"; text-align: "left"; text-indent: "0"; line-height: "120%"; word-spacing: "0"; } p.NAB { margin-bottom: "0pt"; margin-top: "0pt"; } p.Indent { margin-left: ".25in"; margin-right: "0in"; } p.Code { font-family: "Courier"; margin-bottom: "0pt"; margin-top: "0pt"; color: "navy"; } p.LC { margin-top: "0in"; margin-bottom: "3.0pt"; margin-left: ".5in"; margin-right: "0in"; } span.Italic { font-style: "italic"; } span.ui { font-weight: "bold"; } span.emph { font-weight: "bold"; } -->

"This error usually occurs because of macro security settings. If you know that the macro comes from a source that you trust, you can change your macro security settings to allow you to enable the macro."

How can I fix this error?

Answer 1

If that is a 'legitimate' macro warning message, the steps outlined in the pop up box should fix. 

If that does not work, disable any 'PDF-' addins in your word setup.

If that does not work, ensure Visual Basic for Applications is installed. If you run an Office 'add/remove features' through control panel, expand the window for 'Office Shared Tools' and ensure that VBA for applications is 'running from the computer'.

Answer 2

This advice was GREAT.

I have been trying for weeks to get rid of the macro warning. I had downloaded Adobe Pro X, and the warning started right after that. Disabiling the add-in worked great. Thank you!

Answer 3

Hi Alhannon

<<"This error usually occurs because of macro security settings. If you know that the macro comes from a source that you trust, you can change your macro security settings to allow you to enable the macro.">>

Actually, this isn't an error message (even though it says that). Word is warning you about the content of the document you're opening. It contains programming code, and Word wants to be certain you know that and decide whether to trust it.

The security settings are changed in File/Options/Trust Center; click the button on the page.

You'll then get a list of options that control how security is handled for your user profile. You should consider very carefully any changes you make here. If you, yourself, do not program macros then I would definitely not activate allowing macros to execute.

Indeed, even if you do make macros for yourself, I wouldn't do so except in a test environment.

Instead, I'd either store my documents with macros in "Trusted locations" or I'd specifically trust the individual documents. Or, I'd create a digital signature for myself, trust that, and sign my macro projects (this is good if you have macros that are fully developed and don't need to be changed).

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Cindy Meister, VSTO/Word MVP

Answer 4

Isn't help

Answer 5

See the following KnowledgeBase Article:

How to troubleshoot problems that occur when you start or use Word 2010,

Word 2007, Word 2003, or Word 2002 at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/921541?p=1

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"Alhannon" wrote in message news:dcb81f69-1e6f-4f31-9171-f8289165ab87...

when I open the Microsoft Word i get this error message Office_201099_Q0

"This error usually occurs because of macro security settings. If you know

that the macro comes from a source that you trust, you can change your macro

security settings to allow you to enable the macro."

How can I fix this error?

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP