Depending on the requirement, the user can choose one of the following options (shown in the succeeding image): From the “macro settings,” select the extent of permission to be granted.In the “Excel options” dialog box, click “trust center settings” in the “trust center” option.Once decided on the extent of permission, follow the listed steps to enable excel macros: The consent can be partial, complete or zero (no permission). SecAutomation = Application.AutomationSecurityĪpplication.AutomationSecurity = msoAutomationSecurityForceDisableĪpplication.At the foremost, the user should decide the extent of permission to be given while enabling macros. You want to use msoAutomationSecurityForceDisable to disable.ĭim secAutomation As MsoAutomationSecurity This is the default value when the application is started. Disables all macros in all files opened programmatically without showing any security alerts.
Uses the security setting specified in the Security dialog box. You can change the Application.AutomationSecurity property’s value to mimic the setting in Excel Options. However, this time we will show you how you can change the setting in a macro. The final approach is similar to the Disabling all macros method.
You can enable or disable events by assigning a Boolean value to the Application.EnableEvents.Īttention: Do not forget to re-enable events after you code is finished. As a result, disabling events can help you skip the Workbook_Open and Auto_Open events. Workbook_Open and Auto_Open are examples for two such events. Disabling EventsĮvents are built in actions VBA which are executed automatically. Here is what you can do to disable Workbook_Open and Auto_Open when opening a workbook from a macro. What if you need to open an Excel workbook with your VBA code? Disabling macros from Excel Options still works.
In the Trust Center, click Macro Settings.Click Trust Center, and then click Trust Center Settings.However, this method is the slowest approach so you may not want to turn on and off macros all the time.įollow the steps below for disabling macros: Release the Shift Key after the workbook is openedĪn obvious way is to disable all macros using Excel Options.Activate the Open section - if you're not on that page already.Start with opening Excel (only Excel, not the workbook).
This method doesn’t work when you open a file directly from your desktop or from the Windows Explorer. Beware that you should be in Excel’s Open window to make this work. If you hold down the Shift key when opening the file, the macros will not run. We’ll start with an easy approach to disable Workbook_Open and Auto_Open. You can use the following two approaches if you need to open a workbook manually.
Let’s now take a closer look into how to disable Workbook_Open and Auto_Open: Opening a workbook manually