Set a preference for macro security in Office for Mac. 9/24/2018. 2 minutes to read. Contributors.
In this article Applies to: Office for Mac, Office 2019 for Mac, Office 2016 for Mac In Office for Mac, there are three levels of macro security available, as seen in the following screen shot: If you're an admin, you might want to configure macro security for your users, in either of the following ways:. Set a default setting, which users can change. Force a particular setting, which users can't change. In either case, you can configure this setting by using a preference. The following is the information that you need to set the preference: Domain com.microsoft.office Key VisualBasicMacroExecutionState Possible values DisabledWithWarnings (default) DisabledWithoutWarnings EnabledWithoutWarnings (not recommended) Here is some additional information about using this preference:. It's available starting with version 15.33 of Office for Mac. It applies to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
It's CFPreferences-compatible, which means that it can be set by using enterprise management software for Mac, such as Jamf Pro. Related topics. Feedback.