Microsoft has disabled Excel 4.0 macros by default in the latest release of its spreadsheet software to help customers protect themselves against related security threats. That setting, released as an ...

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The best part about using VBA in Excel is that you don't have to write a single line of code if you don't want to. Once ...

Microsoft has announced that Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros will now be disabled by default to protect customers from malicious documents. In October, the company first revealed in a Microsoft 365 message ...

Excel remains popular, despite its reputation for being difficult to use. Excel formulas and VBA macros are still crucial despite being difficult to write and hard to read. ChatGPT can write VBA ...

More small business owners than you might think are creating and writing their own software programs, and many times their first programming baby steps involve the use of Visual Basic for Applications ...

Have you ever found yourself endlessly repeating the same tasks in Excel—formatting cells, applying formulas, or sorting data—wondering if there’s a better way? You’re not alone. Many Excel users ...

Microsoft Excel's implementation of Visual Basic for Applications, or VBA, helps you record or write macros that turn sequences of tasks and commands into pieces of one-click automation. Macros can ...

Macro malware has been a popular choice for hackers since the 1990s and even in recent years the technique has continued to be a simple way of delivering malware to the unwary. Just last month, ...