Trusted locations in current versions of Excel
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:09 am
Current versions of Excel allow you to define trusted locations, which are folders on your computer that Excel "trusts." Therefore, Excel skips the usual macro checking when opening files stored in these locations. This means that if an Excel file is placed in a trusted location, the macros in that file will be enabled, regardless of the macro security settings.
Microsoft has defined some default trusted locations, which are listed in the Trusted Paths option setting in your Excel workbook. You can access them by following these steps:
In Excel 2007 : Select the Excel main menu (by selecting the Excel logo at the top usa rcs data left of the spreadsheet) and, at the bottom right of this menu, select Excel Options; From the "Excel Options" dialog box that appears, select the option Trust Center and, from this, click the button Trust Center Settings... ; Select the option Trusted locations from the menu on the left.
In Excel 2010 or later : Select the File tab and choose Options from;
From the "Excel Options" dialog box that opens, select the Trust Center option and from there, click the Trust Center Settings… button;
Select the Trusted Locations option from the left-hand menu.
If you want to define your trusted location, you can do it as follows:
From the option Trusted locations , click on the button Add new location... ;
Find the directory you want to trust and click OK .
ATTENTION: We do not recommend placing large parts of the drive, such as the entire "My Documents" folder, in a trusted location, as this puts you at risk of accidentally allowing macros from untrusted sources.
Microsoft has defined some default trusted locations, which are listed in the Trusted Paths option setting in your Excel workbook. You can access them by following these steps:
In Excel 2007 : Select the Excel main menu (by selecting the Excel logo at the top usa rcs data left of the spreadsheet) and, at the bottom right of this menu, select Excel Options; From the "Excel Options" dialog box that appears, select the option Trust Center and, from this, click the button Trust Center Settings... ; Select the option Trusted locations from the menu on the left.
In Excel 2010 or later : Select the File tab and choose Options from;
From the "Excel Options" dialog box that opens, select the Trust Center option and from there, click the Trust Center Settings… button;
Select the Trusted Locations option from the left-hand menu.
If you want to define your trusted location, you can do it as follows:
From the option Trusted locations , click on the button Add new location... ;
Find the directory you want to trust and click OK .
ATTENTION: We do not recommend placing large parts of the drive, such as the entire "My Documents" folder, in a trusted location, as this puts you at risk of accidentally allowing macros from untrusted sources.