WD: Macro Warning Not Displayed Opening File in Template Folder

 Last reviewed: February 4, 1998
Article ID: Q160686
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The macro warning message does not appear when you attempt to open a document or template that contains macros.

CAUSE

By design, when you open a document or template that is located in the user templates or workgroup templates folder, the macro warning message is not displayed.

Microsoft Word considers documents and templates that are stored in either the user templates or workgroup templates folder "trustworthy" or free of unwanted macro viruses..

NOTE: Do not place documents or templates in the user or workgroup templates folder unless you are absolutely certain that they are free of macro virus code. You should scan your documents and templates regularly using a third-party virus detection program that is capable of detecting Word macro viruses.

To determine where Word is storing your templates, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the File Locations tab.

MORE INFORMATION

Macro virus protection is on by default when you install Word. If you have disabled this warning message, you can reset it using the following steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.

  2. Click to select the Macro Virus Protection check box, and then click OK.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q49500
   TITLE     : List of Anti-Virus Software Vendors

   ARTICLE-ID: Q147167
   TITLE     : Word 7.0a: Contents of WDREADME (WDREADME.TXT)

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 7.0a word7 word95 8.0 word8 word97
Keywords : kbtemplate
Version : 7.0a 97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: February 4, 1998
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