Improve security, evaluate and mitigate the risks of running macros, and see how to enable or disable macros for Microsoft 365.

Learn how to change the settings that enable or disable macros in Excel, and more. Change the macro security settings to control which macros run when you open a workbook.

To automate a repetitive task, you can record a macro with the Macro Recorder in Microsoft Excel. Imagine you have dates in random formats and you want to apply a single format to all …

Click Preferences Click Security & Privacy To allow all macros to run select the Enable all macros radio button. Caution: This will allow ALL macros, both good and bad, to run without any …

Click Macro Settings, and then select the Enable Excel 4.0 macros when VBA macros are enabled check box. You can then select Disable VBA macros with notification or Enable all …

Write macros. Run macros that you previously recorded. Use XML commands. Use ActiveX controls. Create applications to use with Microsoft 365 programs. Use form controls in …

Change ActiveX-control settings in Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Visio Use the following instructions to enable or disable ActiveX controls in the Trust Center.

The Message Bar displays security alerts when there is potentially unsafe active content (such as macros, ActiveX controls, data connections and so on) in the file that you want to open.

There are two basic ways to turn action query confirmation messages off for a set of tasks: by using a macro, and by using a VBA module. Either way, you use code to turn the warnings off, …

Using Copilot in Excel helps you create and understand formulas, analyze your data for insights, and more. You can also use Copilot to import data from outside of Excel.