Starting in early April, Microsoft plans to make it tougher to enable VBA macros that are downloaded from the internet in several of its Office apps. The effect, the company hopes, will be to ...

Macros help you expedite and simplify processes in many Microsoft Office applications, and PowerPoint is no exception. Using VBA in PowerPoint, you can automate recurring steps and even enhance the ...

Historically, malicious Office macros have been the equivalent of email’s phishing attempts, launching malware at the click of a user’s mouse. But Microsoft unexpectedly has reinstated VBA macros ...

Microsoft announced today that it will make it difficult to enable VBA macros downloaded from the Internet in several Microsoft Office apps starting in early April, effectively killing a popular ...

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Microsoft Office backtracks its recent major security move that plans to block Visual Basic for Applications or VBA macros altogether. It essentially brings bank VBA macros on apps like Microsoft Word ...

Macros package a series of processes into a single script, enabling you to execute lengthy or monotonous tasks in just a few clicks. Previous editions of PowerPoint, and other Office products, used ...

Automating Excel tasks with ChatGPT has become a highly effective way to simplify workflows, especially when creating VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macros. By using artificial intelligence, you ...