Macros help you expedite and simplify processes in many Microsoft Office applications, and PowerPoint is no exception. Using VBA in PowerPoint, you can automate recurring steps and even enhance the ...

Historically, malicious Office macros have been the equivalent of email’s phishing attempts, launching malware at the click of a user’s mouse. But Microsoft unexpectedly has reinstated VBA macros ...

After rolling back restrictions on internet macros in Office, Microsoft now says it is was a temporary change and that it will be bring back the ban on macros as the default for all users in future.

PowerPoint/Excel Update Fixes Macro Vulnerability — Microsoft has released a patch that prevents potentially malicious macro code from running in PowerPoint and Excel. The PowerPoint/Excel 2001 for ...

Starting in early April, Microsoft plans to make it tougher to enable VBA macros that are downloaded from the internet in several of its Office apps. The effect, the company hopes, will be to ...

Microsoft Office backtracks its recent major security move that plans to block Visual Basic for Applications or VBA macros altogether. It essentially brings bank VBA macros on apps like Microsoft Word ...

Microsoft this week said they are once again reverting back to blocking Visual Basic Application (VBA) macros in Office. This marks a return to a previous decision after the company initially reversed ...

The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...