Disable security warning (macro) for all users

Question

I have a user who is creating macro enabled documents. When other people open the documents they receive a "security warning" message due to the macro's. Is there a way to disable this message wholesale, in other words for all users so that they don't have to do anything? I do not control group policy and such but are there any other ways?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Macro enabled documents contain the macros. Macro enabled templates store macros used by the documents created from them but those macros do not travel with the document. If the user wants macros for his own use and others who open the documents do not require those macros, then he should create new documents from a macro enabled template.

While users can turn off macro security, it is madness to do so as it turns off security for ALL macros, thus opening the door to malicious or simply bad code.

Answer 2

Thanks for your reply. What is the difference between a *.docm and a Macro-enabled template (*.dotm)?

We have to save the files on a network share so that multiple people can access the documents. Is there any other way to prevent the "security warning" message from popping up?

Thanks.

Answer 3

Files that contain macros should typically be stored in a trusted location, such as the User Templates folder or the Startup folder for Word.

Is there a reason that you make use of documents (*.docm) with macros as opposed to macro-enabled templates (*.dotm)?