Enable macros in my ThingsToDo.docx Microsoft Word document
If you see this when you open a Microsoft Word document
Steps to enable Microsoft VBA/ActiveX controls within your Microsoft Word Document(s)
See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/activex-controls-are-disabled-by-default-in-microsoft-365-and-office-2024-9cae60f8-478c-42c6-978c-eca072525d64
- Select File, then Options.
- Select Trust Center, then the Trust Center Settings button.
- Select ActiveX Settings, then make sure Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal restrictions.
- Select OK, then OK again to save your settings and go back to your document. NOTE: AFAIK I didn’t need to actually save the word document to effect the changes.
- Close and re-open your document and the VBA macros will be working (again).
Rational
I have created custom macros in personal word *.docm documents. NOTE: *.docm documents are Microsoft Word documents that are known to have macros in them. So they are like *.docx but with macros and hence less safe.
I have what is basically a Word Application written using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications).
One day, the macro’s stopped working, so something Microsoft released prevented the macros embeded within the *.docm document from working.
I had to track down how to get my Word App working again and this page documents how I did that.