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  Step 2 - Enable VBA Macros in Microsoft Word

 

 

 

 

VBA Macro support first needs to be installed and then enabled in Microsoft Word. This process might differ slighlty depending on the version of Microsoft Word that is in use.

Install VBA Macro Support (by default VBA support is installed)

To verify that VBA is already installed, open a Word document and press Alt-F11 or in the Word Search box write "VBA Editor".

To enable VBA Macro support do the following:

1.In Windows, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Program and Features.

2.Select Office <Version> and click Change .

3.In the installer, select Change and in the component Office Shared Features enable Visual Basic for Applications .

Configure Word to Enable VBA Macros

To enable VBA Macro support, start Microsoft Word > Menu File >  Options > Trust Center > Macro Settings > Select Disable all Macros except digitally signed macros and Trust access to the VBA project object model .

Please note that the default Word templates included in the installer are signed with an UPLINX code signing certificate. If you have a custom Word template which is not signed, please choose Enable all macros .
 

Microsoft Word

How to Check a VBA Macro is Signed Correctly

Open a template in Word. The Uplinx Report Tool generates Word .doc files using templates stored in C:\Program Files\Uplinx Report Tool\templates.

Press Alt-F11 or in the Word Search box write "VBA Editor", to open the VBA Editor.

In the menu of the VBA Editor (Window title is 'Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications'), in menu Tools, select Digital Signature...

 

 

 

 

 

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