IA Deletes Auto Macros from Downloaded Templates

• Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, versions 1.0z, 2.0z
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95 version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following WordBasic error 1517 when opening a Word document, template, or HTML file that contains autoexecuting macros:

     "Word cannot find the designated menu item"

CAUSE

Internet Assistant deletes AutoOpen, AutoClose, and AutoNew macros from documents and templates to prevent the possibility of a downloaded Word document executing any damaging macros, such as files being erased files from the hard disk.

MORE INFORMATION

Internet Assistant automatically removes any Auto macros from a document that is opened. This is done to insure that you are not faced with the risk of a destructive Auto macro starting when a Word document from Internet is opened.

or additional information about autoexecuting macros such as AutoExec, AutoNew, AutoOpen, AutoClose, and AutoExit, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q70991
   TITLE     : Auto Macros in Word for Windows