You open Excel but you are not seeing the yellow horizontal bar that allows you to enable macros. Check all three of these likely scenarios: – – #1 Might you have saved the file in .xlsx format? Check this first. If you did, then you have inadvertently removed the macro code from the file. Don’t …
The “Enable Macros” or “Enable Content” button is missing. I cannot enable macros.Read More »
Issue – You cannot enable macros in a RealData file that is saved out on the cloud in Microsoft OneNote. However, files on your local machine open and you CAN enable macros. Resolution – We are not aware of a fix to this Microsoft issue. As a workaround, copy or move your analysis file to …
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Problem: The RealData menu is not visible in the program. You may not have received the Excel enable macro dialog but macros are functioning. Other commercial add-ins for Excel may conflict with your use of the RealData product. We have heard that Sparklines (http://sparklines-excel.blogspot.com/) can cause an odd behavior or two. The net result appears …
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When you open a RealData product in Excel, you see an error message in a horizontal yellow band that says, “Content Disabled – Excel Starter does not support running macros and other active content – Purchase” This can occur in any RealData product. Solution: Excel Starter is a feature limited trial …
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When you run a RealData product under Excel 2007, you may see a message saying “Security Warning Macros have been disabled.” When you click “Options…” you see a dialog saying “This digital signature is invalid and cannot be trusted. The macros will be disabled.” As of January 2016, Microsoft has changed the requirements for digital …
If you get a message near the top of the screen saying “Security Warning: Macros have been disabled.”, you should click on “Options” just to the right of this message. You should get a dialog box informing you that the macros were signed by “RealData, Inc.”. You can then click “Trust all documents from this …
I cannot enable macros for my RealData program when using Excel 2007.Read More »
Are macros enabled? First, be sure that macros are in fact enabled. Click on any button within the program to test. Excel 2010 and Later It is possible that you saved the file in the .xlsx format which strips the macro code from the file. In this case not only will the RealData menu be …
When you are trying to print reports or run other functions in your RealData program, you receive a warning message that says that macros are disabled and / or that macro security is set on “high” All RealData programs use macro programming to provide special functions and custom features, so you must enable macros in …
In Excel 2007, when you open a RealData workbook that was saved as an Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm), you may see this message: “Security Alert: This file contains encrypted macros that have been disabled because there is no antivirus software installed that can scan them. To run these macros, remove the encryption or permission restrictions …
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You have purchased a 30-day license for a RealData software product. You wish to add additional time (30 or 60 days) or you wish to convert your license to one that is perpetual (time-unlimited) There are two ways to do this: Method #1 Wait until your existing license expires and then open the software. Make …