To enable the Prompts on the Templates - Your Macro Security Must be Set to Medium
this only needs to be done once - unless through a update of your software - this setting gets reset
and then it will need to be done again.
1. Go to Tools on the Menu Bar
2. Scroll down to the Macro sub-menu
3. Select Security
4. On the Security Level tab, click on the Medium option
5. Click OK
. At the Medium security level, you will still be able to run unsigned macros, but Word will prompt you first.
When a word template that contains macros is opened
- this prompt will appear - ALWAYS CLICK ON Enable Macros
MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint Files
Microsoft provides free software that allows viewing MS Word (download MS Word Viewer), Excel (download Excel Viewer), and PowerPoint (download PowerPoint Viewer) files without owning the full version of the software.
Saving Files Locally
When you click on a link to open a file in your browser - the file may open the document in the browser window, open the document in it's native application automatically, or prompt you to save the file locally. The action the browser takes depends on your local browser/application configuration. You will need to have the appropriate application or file viewer (see free viewers above) to view these documents.
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- If your browser prompts you to download and save the file, simply choose an appropriate place on your local hard disk to store the file. You will want to carefully note the location you save to so that you will be able to find the file when the download is completed.
In addition, you can save a file by right clicking on the link, then clicking "Save target as" (in Internet Explorer) or "Save Link As" (in Netscape) and browse to the appropriate drive and folder, then save the file.
Using Compressed and Archived Files
In some cases, large individual documents or groups of files have been archived together and compressed into a single (smaller) file. File names of these archives end in "EXE" if you are a PC user. Clicking on a link to an archived file file will result in that file being downloaded to your computer.
Once downloaded, these compressed files can typically be uncompressed by simply double-clicking and choosing a destination folder to store them in