Bypass Enable Macro Prompt

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Enable Macro Prompt

Getting rid of Disable/Enable Macro promptThere are two (as far as I know) ways of getting rid of the Disable/Enable Macro prompt.

Changing Excel security level to low.This is not recommended and is not possible at Inergy.Assign a Digital Signature to a macro.The following instructions, will walk you through this process.

Advantages of Digital SignatureAdvantages of creating a Digital signature (certificate) on your VBA (macro).

It allows the user to always trust the signature, and avoid the prompt, in the future.It avoids the problem of a user selecting disable (incorrectly), which might cause parts of the spreadsheet to not work.Scheduled Tasks can now be used to kick off a macro.If you use this method, remember that this opens new Instances of excel. This means that you will have to remove your PERSONAL.XLS from the XLstart folder.

Stopping the promptThere are 3 steps to stopping the disable/enable prompt.

Making the digital certificate/signature.Applying the certificate to your VBA.Having the users select Always trust macro from this publisher


Making the digital certificate/signature

Making Digital CertificateSelect

StartPrograms


Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Office Tools


Digital Certificate for VBA Projects

Making Digital CertificateType in a name

Hit OK

Making Digital CertificateYour certificate is completed


Applying Certificate to VBA

Applying Certificate to VBAOpen up your spreadsheet with the Macro.

Hold down Alt F11

Applying Certificate to VBASelect

ToolsDigital Signatures


Choose


The certificate you made

Hit OK


SaveClose


SaveClose


Always Trust Me

Always trust macro from this publisherOpen spreadsheet again.

Click on check box for Always trust macros from this publisher.

Select Enable Macros.

When you open this again, there will be no more prompt.

User InstructionsFor the user, they need to follow these instructions.

Users will initially get a grayed out check box.

They need to select Details

User InstructionsSelect

View Certificate


Install Certificate


Next


Next


Finish


Yes


OK (on all open screens)

User InstructionsClose out of grayed out screen and reopen spreadsheet.

The user will now have the option to click on the check box.

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