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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / October 2007Security Alert Popup Office 2007
PowerPoint 2007 all latest updates installed running on XP sp2 also up to date. Ok I've run out of ideas, so please help me. When you receive a presentation and load it the message bar informs you that "Security Warning References to external pictures have been blocked" and when you try to show the presentation you get the Security Alert "This document references pictues in untrusted locations." If you cancel the show starts and still runs fine. I know you can disable the message bar warning but how to you stop the security alert when you try to start the show? I do not have the luxury of checking the presentations before they have to be shown and it ruins the show having this alert pop up on the odd presentation. The reason they can't be checked is that we pre make a deck with object linked filenames for a whole show and while the show is running the "dummy" files are over written with the real ones live via the network. It is SO unprofessional when that pop up appears. There has to be a way to disable the warning.  SignatureDave Tools - Macro - Security - Set level at what you want HTH SignatureWayne Manchester, England. > PowerPoint 2007 all latest updates installed running on XP sp2 also up > to date. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > There has to be a way to disable the warning. That's fine with PowerPoint 2003 and back, but this is PowerPoint 2007 and the ribbon does not have tools - macro etc. >Tools - Macro - Security - Set level at what you want > >HTH SignatureDave > That's fine with PowerPoint 2003 and back, but this is PowerPoint 2007 > and the ribbon does not have tools - macro etc. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > -- > Dave Add the Developer tab. Also look at this: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101490761033.aspx Ok thanks, but that only brings up the trust centre which is available from the button anyway. Still doesn't cue the problem >> That's fine with PowerPoint 2003 and back, but this is PowerPoint 2007 >> and the ribbon does not have tools - macro etc. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101490761033.aspx SignatureDave > That's fine with PowerPoint 2003 and back, but this is PowerPoint 2007 > and the ribbon does not have tools - macro etc. Office Button, PowerPoint Options, Popular section, checkmark "Developer tab on ribbon" or words to that effect. Then click Trust Center and have a look at the gazillions of settings under that. > >Tools - Macro - Security - Set level at what you want > > > >HTH ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Have a look here: Security warning message when clicking hyperlink in PowerPoint 2003: "files might harm your computer" http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00587.htm > PowerPoint 2007 all latest updates installed running on XP sp2 also up > to date. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > There has to be a way to disable the warning. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Thanks Steve, But it happens without clicking anything. The message bar contains the warning as I said, but I can turn that message off from the "trust centre" but it still invokes the security alert when you go to show presentation. I don't see why I should hack the registry (even with Microsoft) consent and even if it will cure the pop up, when there should be a way of disabling it. All previous versions you can get rid of messages so why not now. I bet it's the road to DRM their trying to enforce. The trouble is (as I'm sure you're aware) when running a show all day long and processing speakers every 15 mins you don't want this alert appearing on the screen just because the "creator" of the presentation doesn't know what they're doing. Oh and by the way, it is absolute taboo to have the desktop appear on the projected image. So it annoys me that Microsoft think it's clever to warn you at the start of a presentation with a huge security alert that you have to cancel to get the presentation to run, and not supply an option to turn it off. Not very professional is it. Please prove me wrong we have another show next week and I just know they are going to the same problem... >Have a look here: > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >PPTools: www.pptools.com >================================================ SignatureDave > I don't see why I should hack the registry (even with Microsoft) consent > and even if it will cure the pop up, when there should be a way of > disabling it. I agree. You shouldn't have to. But apparently the people in charge of these things have the idea that it's ok to make the product unusable for its intended purpose, as long as it's secure. Maybe the logic extends to "If it's unusable, nobody'll use it and there'll be no security issues at all!" Who knows. > All previous versions you can get rid of messages so why > not now. I bet it's the road to DRM their trying to enforce. No, the same thing happens in 2003, at least for hyperlinks. I don't see where it has any connection to DRM, unless your "dangerous" content is DRM-protected material. > The trouble is (as I'm sure you're aware) when running a show all day > long and processing speakers every 15 mins you don't want this alert [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > you have to cancel to get the presentation to run, and not supply an > option to turn it off. Not very professional is it. Not at all. I've begged for five minutes alone in a soundproof room with the guy responsible for this. If they come through, I think we can make some big bucks selling tickets to watch. <g> Do you know what exactly's triggering the warning? > Please prove me wrong we have another show next week and I just know > they are going to the same problem... [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > >PPTools: www.pptools.com > >================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Not too sure, I examined every inserted image in the presentation, now I've had time to investigate, and it appears two of the images have been dragged from a foreign picture editor so it came in as an "object" and will look for the app to edit it, also some of the images, if you right click on them, instead of the usual "change picture" you also get "edit picture" which of course says "this is an imported picture, not a group, do you want to convert etc." So it seems that there are two instances, an imported image or an object created by dragging from a picture editor application. With the chance of answering my own post, on further investigation of how to circumnavigate this "feature", if you put all the presentations in a specific folder and add this folder to your "Trust Centre > Trusted Locations" it seems to cure the pop up security alert. Not really an answer, more a work-around, which makes a mockery of the original purpose of the alert, Really need a better solution as not all technicians fully understand the reason behind your logic and this has only cropped up in 2007, the macro security in previous version normally cured the warning without the need to have a specific directory allocated for the purpose. >> The trouble is (as I'm sure you're aware) when running a show all day >> long and processing speakers every 15 mins you don't want this alert [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >PPTools: www.pptools.com >================================================ SignatureDave > Not too sure, I examined every inserted image in the presentation, now > I've had time to investigate, and it appears two of the images have been [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > picture" which of course says "this is an imported picture, not a group, > do you want to convert etc." If you rightclick and ungroup, that should convert the OLE object (that's what this is) into a regular PPT picture and that should calm PPT down a good bit. > So it seems that there are two instances, an imported image or an object > created by dragging from a picture editor application. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Not really an answer, more a work-around, which makes a mockery of the > original purpose of the alert, It does seem silly, but at least it gives us a chance to say to PPT "Hey, look. It's MY presentation. It's MY computer. It's up to ME to decide who and what gets trusted and what doesn't." > Really need a better solution Yep. Oh, and in case it's not apparent, the people answering questions here are, with a few very rare exceptions, not MS employees. We're all volunteers and regular ol' PPT users. > as not all technicians fully understand > the reason behind your logic and this has only cropped up in 2007, the > macro security in previous version normally cured the warning without > the need to have a specific directory allocated for the purpose. > >> The trouble is (as I'm sure you're aware) when running a show all day > >> long and processing speakers every 15 mins you don't want this alert [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >PPTools: www.pptools.com > >================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ In 2007, click on the Office button, PowerPoint Options, Trust Center, Trust Center Settings, Macro Settings, and set your preference. I'm not sure, but I think this is machine specific SignatureMichael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint > PowerPoint 2007 all latest updates installed running on XP sp2 also up to > date. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > There has to be a way to disable the warning. I have had the same problem like you. I found a way to stop that warning. You have too add the folder that contain your presentation file in Trusted Location. You found this setting under Office Button – PowerPoint Option – Trust Center – Trust Center Settings – Trusted Location- Add new location. You also have an opportunity checkbox for subfolder. /Magnus > PowerPoint 2007 all latest updates installed running on XP sp2 also up > to date. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > There has to be a way to disable the warning. |
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