Why do I receive a macro has been disabled error?

[trainer07]

I receive the following message whenever I try to save or use spell check in
Word. Any reason why this is happening? Do I need to have Word re-installed?

"The macro cannot be found or has been disabled because of your macro
security settings."

Thanks!

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

How are you trying to access spelling? It's possible that the spelling
command has been replaced by a macro that has the same name. It's also
possible that the keystroke you're using was reassigned to a macro.

If starting Word in safe mode (hold down Ctrl as Word starts, and say Yes to
starting in safe mode) "fixes" the problem, then the likely culprit is a
problem in Normal.dot. Set Windows Explorer to display hidden and system
files, then search for normal.dot and try renaming it.