

Step 3: At the right side under Microsoft Excel Trust Centre, click on Trust Centre Settings… A Trust Centre dialog box will open. Step 2: Excel Options dialog box will open. Step 1: Click on the File tab and at the backstage view, click on the Options. It will not reflect the changes in all office programs on your computer.

Note: Changing the macro setting in Trust centre will reflect change only in the office program that you are currently using. Here, select Enable content for this session. Step 2: A dialog box “ Microsoft office Security Options” will open. Now, among the two options click on Advanced Options. Step 1: Click on the File tab and at the backstage view in Security Warning yellow box, click the Enable Content dropdown button. Once you close the workbook and reopen it again the security warning will reappear. Note: This method of enabling the macros will enable the macros in the file, for the current session only. Doing this you will allow the active content of the file to be always enabled. Two option will list down ‘Enable All Content’ & ‘Advance Option’. Here, click the Enable Content drop-down box. In the backstage view you will see a yellow Security warning box as you can see in the picture below: Note: This method allows the macros in the file to be always enabled.įirst, click on the File tab of your excel workbook. If you rely on the source of the file, then and want to enable the macros in it, click on the Enable Content button and start using the file. It has the message “ SECURITY WARNING Macros have been disabled” along with the Enable Content button.

Open a file containing macros, a yellow bar will appear at the beginning, with the shield icon. We will see four methods to enable macros in excel 2016: So, remember, enable the macros, only if you know that the file is from the reliable source. As enabling the macros of the file, from an unreliable source can introduce a virus into your system. Most of the macros are created by the software developers using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications).īy enabling the macros, you may risk your system. The macro once created, can be run over any cell/cells when you have to perform the desired task. The macros are created by recording a sequence of commands over a cell in a file. The macros are used to automate the tasks that the user needs to perform repeatedly. When you open an excel file that have macro or macros, a warning appears to enable macros in excel file.
