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BentHolm
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3 months ago

Macros have been blocked for my Excel files.

Hi  We got problem activating Macros in Excel when opening files from dropbox. Excel has a messages in the top saying that Macros has being blocked. And there is no option to activate Macros, as t...
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BentHolm
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

It work if i copy the file to local computer, so it is something about the tag that is put on when the file looks like it comes from the internet.
It also works on One drive.
If i move my files to new location, then the macros can be enabled but fails, as they can not find the path to the files.
So they must be on "The online version", in Dropbox

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Megan
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3 months ago

Hey BentHolm! 

Do you notice this behavior both with available offline, and online only files? What icons do these files have next to them when you locate them inside your Dropbox folder? 

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