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mcp6453 - 07 Jan 2008 14:34 GMT

Is there a way to tell Word 2003 that the macros I wrote are safe? I
don't have a digital signature nor do I know how to get one. While I
would like to leave macro security rather high, I do need to be able to
run my own macros.

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Jay Freedman - 07 Jan 2008 14:57 GMT

> Is there a way to tell Word 2003 that the macros I wrote are safe? I
> don't have a digital signature nor do I know how to get one. While I
> would like to leave macro security rather high, I do need to be able
> to run my own macros.

In the same folder with the WinWord.exe program (by default, C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11), you'll find a program named SelfCert.exe.
Double-click it, enter a name for the certificate, and click OK. Then you
can use the certificate to sign your macro projects, which will be good
enough for use on your own machine.

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mcp6453 - 16 Jan 2008 18:51 GMT

>> Is there a way to tell Word 2003 that the macros I wrote are safe? I
>> don't have a digital signature nor do I know how to get one. While I
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> can use the certificate to sign your macro projects, which will be good
> enough for use on your own machine.

Since I'm on a company computer, I don't have access to the Office CDs,
and selfcert.exe is not on my drive. As soon as I can find it, I'll give
it a shot. Thanks.

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