The types of files and add-ins that the security level settings can affect in Office 2003 (828384)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 with Digital Image Pro
  • Microsoft Office Access 2003

SUMMARY

The Security Level tab in the Security dialog box implies what the security level is for macros. The security level setting also changes how the Microsoft Office 2003 products listed in the "Applies To" section of this article handle other types of files and add-ins.

MORE INFORMATION

The security level setting affects the following items:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Application (VBA) macros
  • COM add-ins
  • Smart tags
  • Smart Documents
  • Extensible Style sheet Language (XSL) documents
In Microsoft Office 2003, a component checks all files of these types. If the macro security is set to High, running scripts is disabled. If the macro security is set to Medium, the user is asked whether to run script in these files. If macro security is set to Low, the script is run.

Note There are the following exceptions to the security settings:
  • Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 ignores the settings when you open XSL files. FrontPage 2003 always disallows scripts from being run in the context of XSL transforms.
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003 runs XSL scripts regardless of the security setting if the XSL file is digitally signed, and that signer is trusted.
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003 runs trusted templates and add-ins when the Trust all installed add-ins and templates check box is selected. This includes files in the XLSTART directory.

REFERENCES

For additional information about security settings, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

829230 How Security for Add-ins and Templates Is Handled When the Trust All Installed Add-ins and Templates Check Box Is Selected

For more information about Smart tag security, view the documentation in the Microsoft Office Smart Document Software Development Kit (SDK). To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=24A557F7-EB06-4A2C-8F6C-2767B174126F&displaylang=en

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/10/2006
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