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Copper Contributor

Jun 17, 2024

Visual Basic/Macros

I have uninstalled office, reinstalled office. I have even updated the office apps and then I have ran quick repair. I have checked for any add ins that can cause this issue. For some reason my s...

Charles_Kenyon

Bronze Contributor

Jun 17, 2024

Are you in a corporate location with an IT department. They may have set things to not allow macros.

Check your Trust Center Options under File > Options > Trust Center.
Do NOT check the box to allow all macros.

brettkennedy

Copper Contributor

Jun 17, 2024

No IT department. I've already checked the Trust Center.

Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
MVP
Jun 18, 2024
brettkennedy I cannot tell what type of document you have open, but, if you open a blank document and have it as the active document, what do you then see in the Project Explorer window of the Visual Basic Editor?
- brettkennedy
  Copper Contributor
  Jun 18, 2024
  Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP It's as though Word doesn't know where to find anything. When I open the project explorer nothing is there. I get an error message saying "Could not open macro storage." before Visual Basic opens. And all the commands are greyed out... and nothing works. I'm attaching a screenshot of the error message and what it looks like when the Project Explorer window is chosen.
  - Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
    MVP
    Jun 18, 2024
    brettkennedy Try performing an On-Line repair of the Office Installation.
    
    What do you see under File>Options>Trust Center>Trust Center Settings>Trusted Locations