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To use all the macros that follow, you’ll need to know where to type in the code. Here is the general procedure in Word 2002 (Word XP). To assign a keyboard shortcut to a macro, go to Tools > ...

Once you've begun recording and using Microsoft Word macros, you may encounter keyboard and mouse actions that don't translate into working macros. Or like many others, you'll run into program ...

Q: What are macros in Microsoft Office and what makes them dangerous? A: Macros are one of the oldest and most valuable tools in the computer world, because they allow complicated instructions to be ...

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 ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

If you are concerned about the security of your computer, you must scan encrypted macros before opening a Word document. If you want to do that, you need to enable this setting in the Local Group ...

Macros can be plced in Normal.DOT (the default template used for new documents) but there's a risk that overwriting that on users' machines may destroy and macros or styles they've defined.

There are two fundamental truths that define our information society. First, computers can do some amazing things. And second, users don’t share a common level of expertise when it comes to personal ...

A new remote access trojan named Parasite HTTP uses macros in Microsoft Word documents to spread and is modular, allowing for the addition of new capabilities. Researchers from security firm ...