If you are unable to save a document in Microsoft Word, your computermay have a macro virus. Microsoft Word documents can usemacros, which can potentially carry these viruses. Tominimize this possibility, activate the built-in macro protection toolby following the instructions appropriate to your version of Word:

Word 2010 and 2007

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Word 2010 and 2007 use a feature called the Trust Center to manage macrosecurity settings. To change your macro security settings:

1. In Word 2010, from the File menu, select Options.In Word 2007, from the Office Button menu, select WordOptions.
2. Click Trust Center, and then click Trust CenterSettings. A new page will open.
3. Click Macro Settings on the left, and then select fromthe following security levels:
   • Disable all macros without notification will allow onlymacros installed in trusted locations to run. Any other macros, signedor unsigned, will be disabled.
   • Disable all macros with notification will prompt you tochoose whether or not a macro can run.
   • Disable all macros except digitally signed macros allowsmacros signed by trusted publishers to run automatically, prompts youfor signed macros from other publishers, and prevents unsigned macrosfrom running.
   • Enable all macros allows all macros torun. UITS does not recommend this setting, because itallows potentially dangerous code to run without warning.

For more information about the Trust Center and macro security inOffice 2007, see Enableor disable macros in Office documents from Microsoft Office Online.

Word 2011 for Mac OS X

When enabled, the Word macro virus protection tool willdisplay a warning message when you attempt to open a file withembedded macros. The alert will allow you to selectwhether or not to open the document, or to open it with macros disabled.Disabling macros is a good idea unless you have been notifiedthat the document has macros and you are aware of their function.

Note: If you close a file and reopen it, or if youopen an additional file with macros, you will get the same warning,and you must disable macros again.

To enable the virus protection tool:

1. With a document open, from the Word menu, selectPreferences....
2. Click Security, and then check Warn before opening afile that contains macros.
3. Click OK.

Word 2008 for Mac OS X

Word Macros

Word 2008 documents can contain macros, but theywill not run.