Macro security warning on opening Word 2002

[Orrie]

Every time I open Word 2002, a security warning appears with a reference to
an Adobe certificate, and I have to click on Enable Macros or Disable Macros
to continue. The check box for Always Trust Macros from This Source is
grayed out. I think these macros have to do with an Acrobat Writer
capability entwined with Word, but I cannot untangle it. I have tried to
renew the certificate with no result. I have found no difference in the way
Word works whether I enable the macros or disable them. When I want to
convert a doc to pdf, I just choose Acrobat from the printer menu.

Is there any way to turn off this security warning. It's one of countless
annoyances in using Word 2002, and it's the first thing I see when I open
the program.

Thank you.

Orrie

 

[Bruce]

If you go to Tools > Macros > Security and set the
security level to High you will not be able to run any
unsigned macros. It won't even ask. If you set it to Low
you will never be warned, and will be able to run any
macro without being asked. Contact your IT people
(assuming you work in an office) about the best choice for
your situation, company policy, etc.

 

[Orrie]

Thank you, Bruce.

It seems like a odd solution, though, to have to either disable all macros
or accept all macros, including ones that may contain viruses, in order to
overcome this annoyance.

Orrie

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi, Orrie,

Look in the Tools > Templates and Add-Ins dialog to see if pdfmaker.dot is
loaded as an add-in. If so, its file resides in one of the two Word Startup
folders -- see
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm for how
to find the locations.

There may also be a pdfmaker.old.dot in the same location.

Either rename the file(s) with a different extension or move it/them to a
different folder. Restart Word, and you shouldn't see the warning any more.
Since you don't use the facilities the macros provide, you won't miss them.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, what you could do instead is find the add-in that's causing the
problem (probably in the Word or Office Startup folder) and remove it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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[Bruce]

You could do that, unless it provides some functionality
that you want. For instance, I often have to convert
documents to Adobe pdf format. An add-in makes that
possible from within Word. In answer to Orrie's response,
disbabling all or enabling all are the only two options in
any case. With Medium security the difference is that the
user needs to make a choice each time. Go to Help, and in
the Answer Wizard box type "Digitally sign a macro" for
more information. You might find, as I did, that the
relevant certificate has expired.