Improve security, evaluate and mitigate the risks of running macros, and see how to enable or disable macros for Microsoft 365.

Learn how to change the settings that enable or disable macros in Excel, and more. Change the macro security settings to control which macros run when you open a workbook.

To automate a repetitive task, you can record a macro with the Macro Recorder in Microsoft Excel. Imagine you have dates in random formats and you want to apply a single format to all of them.

Click Macro Settings, and then select the Enable Excel 4.0 macros when VBA macros are enabled check box. You can then select Disable VBA macros with notification or Enable all macros (not …

Write macros. Run macros that you previously recorded. Use XML commands. Use ActiveX controls. Create applications to use with Microsoft 365 programs. Use form controls in Microsoft Excel. Work …

To help prevent macros that contain viruses from contaminating your system, by default Microsoft 365 for Mac displays a warning message whenever you try to open a document that contains a macro.

Change ActiveX-control settings in Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Visio Use the following instructions to enable or disable ActiveX controls in the Trust Center.

The Message Bar displays security alerts when there is potentially unsafe active content (such as macros, ActiveX controls, data connections and so on) in the file that you want to open.

Macros and VBA tools can be found on the Developer tab, which is hidden by default, so the first step is to enable it. For more information, see Show the Developer tab.

To automate a repetitive task so that you can do the task again with a single click, you can use the Developer tab in Excel for Mac to record and run a macro. You can also create a macro by using the …