Re: Macros Disabled

Word will not question anything in its own Startup folder provided you have
"Trust all installed templates and add-ins" checked on the Trusted Sources
tab of Tools | Macro | Security. Unfortunately, this trust does not extend
to the Office Startup folder.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Bill Martin" <Wylie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Having spent hours some time back trying to get Word to stop nattering at
me
that it demanded I enable macros, I finally got it resolved with some help
from people here.

Well, I allowed Microsoft to update the Office files and Word once again
natters at me every time I start, or close, Word that I should enable
macros. Just for grins I followed through the help system and find the
charming advice to set security to "Low", immediately followed by a
warning
to never use "Low" if there is a chance there might be viruses on the
internet. I have never seen such a lame program in this regard. If I
weren't wedded to Excel I would dump Office in a heartbeat simply because
of
Word.

Anyhow the problem once again turns out to be Word installing a
FineOffice6.dot file in it's startup folder. And yes Word does it, not
AbbyFine since I haven't run the OCR software in months.

I don't expect anyone here to do anything about this. I'm just forlornly
hoping that Microsoft might improve how it handles this security issue if
they hear people complain about it.

Either admit Word is hopelessly insecure and stop installing higher
security
levels in it, or make the higher levels meaningful by not having Word
constantly insist that I lower the level.

Bill Martin



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