Would you like to open a copy of this document with the macros removed? Macro language support is disabled in this application. When you try to use an affected wizard, you receive a message that is similar to the following:Ĭ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\ wizard name.wiz contains macros. Note that this includes Forms 2.0 controls. You cannot use ActiveX controls in Office documents because these controls are disabled.
You cannot create or run Microsoft Excel 4.0 Macro Language (XLM) macros in Excel. You cannot create or run VBA macros in any Office program. You must consider whether the added protection outweighs the limitations that disabling VBA has on you or on your organization.ĭisabling VBA for Office can have far-reaching implications. If you use system policies on a computer that has multiple users, you can select which users have VBA functionality.įor more information about how to disable VBA, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Ģ81954 How to turn off Visual Basic for Applications when deploying Office 2003 or Office XPĪlthough disabling VBA provides a high level of macro security, disabling VBA can severely affect custom Office VBA solutions. If you choose to install VBA together with Office and then disable VBA, you can disable VBA by using system policies. If VBA was not installed together with Office, the Office programs will not use VBA, even if VBA was installed together with another program. When Office programs start, the programs examine the Windows Installer database to determine whether VBA was installed together with Office. If you choose not to install VBA during the Setup process, VBA functionality will not be available. You can disable VBA in Office in two ways:ĭuring the Office Setup process, you can choose not to install VBA.ĭuring the Office Setup process, you can choose to install VBA together with Office and then disable VBA. This article also describes the effects of disabling VBA on some Office features and on some custom Office solutions. This article discusses why you may want to disable Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Microsoft Office.
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