Macros and add-ins do not run when security is set to High in PowerPoint 2003, in PowerPoint 2002, in Word 2003 and in Word 2002 (285514)

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 and in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, you may see either of the following symptoms:

When you open the Macro dialog box, the Run button is unavailable. It appears dimmed.
When you run a slide show and then click a graphic linked to a macro, the macro does not run.

In Microsoft Office Word 2003 and in Microsoft Word 2002, when you attempt to run a macro, you receive the following (or a similar) error message

Microsoft Visual Basic
The macros in this project are disabled. Please refer to the online help or documentation of the host application to determine how to enable macros.

Then, the macro does not run.

In Word 2003 or Word 2002 or in PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2002, add-in menus or toolbars are not visible or they do not function if you attempt to use the menu items or command buttons.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Add Digital Signatures to Your Macros

If you add digital signatures to your macros, the macros can be run with high security. Obtain a digital signature, and then add the digital signature to the macro. To do this, follow these steps:

Open the file that contains the macro project that you want to sign.
On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.
In the Project Explorer, select the project that you want to sign.
On the Tools menu, click Digital Signature.
Click Choose, select the certificate, and then click OK twice.

For more information about obtaining and using digital signatures, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

217221 Using SelfCert to create a digital certificate for VBA projects

206637 Overview of digital certificates

Method 2: Obtain an Add-in with a Digital Signature

Contact your add-in vendor to see if a signed version of the add-in is available. For information about how to contact your add-in vendor, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and software vendor contact information, A-K

60781 Hardware and software vendor contact information, L-P

60782 Hardware and software vendor contact information, Q-Z

Method 3: Trust Installed Add-ins

To set all add-ins as trusted programs that can run, follow these steps:

For PowerPoint 2003 and for Word 2003

Start PowerPoint 2003, or Word 2003.
On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Security.
On the Trusted Publishers tab, click to select the Trust all installed add-ins and templates check box, and then click OK.

For PowerPoint 2002 and for Word 2002

Start PowerPoint 2002 or Word 2002.
On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Security.
On the Trusted Sources tab, click to select the Trust all installed add-ins and templates check box, and then click OK.

Method 4: Change the level of macro virus protection

To change the security level of macro virus protection, follow these steps:

On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Security tab.
Under Macro Security, click Macro Security.
Click the Security Level tab, and then select the security level that you want to use.

For more information about default high security, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

277608 Macro high security warning or user defined functions display #Name?