{"id":1113,"date":"2018-07-01T11:11:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T11:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2024-03-28T13:18:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:18:26","slug":"privacy-warning-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/privacy-warning-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Warning Error in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you try to save your macro-enabled worksheet sometimes you may experience the following error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Privacy warning: &nbsp;This document contains macros, ActiveX controls, XML expansion pack information, or Web components. &nbsp;These may include personal information that cannot be removed from the Document Inspector<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assign a macro to a button<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first way you can deal with this problem is by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/en\/examples\/assign-a-macro-to-a-button\">applying a macro to a button<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Sub noErrorSave()\n    Application.DisplayAlerts = FALSE\n    ActiveWorkbook.Save\n    Application.DisplayAlerts = TRUE\nEnd Sub<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, instead of using Excel save options you can click this button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/en\/training\/the-macro-recorder\">assign a keyboard shortcut<\/a>, but be aware that when you use&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"shortcut\">Ctrl + S<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;you will override the standard save, so you may consider a different one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trust center settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to turn off this message permanently, go to&nbsp;<strong>FILE &gt;&gt; Options &gt;&gt; Trust Center<\/strong>&nbsp;and click the button&nbsp;<strong>Trust Center Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/trust-center-settings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Privacy<strong>&nbsp;Options<\/strong>&nbsp;uncheck the following checkbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/remove-personal-information.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/remove-personal-information.png 371w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/remove-personal-information-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you should be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/training\/saving-files\/\">save your file<\/a> without annoying error messages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you try to save your macro-enabled worksheet sometimes you may experience the following error. 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