How do I disable "Microsoft Word Security Notice" pop-up

Anonymous
2021-07-07T17:12:32+00:00

I am extremely frustrated, to the point that I want to just switch over to Apple products the way everyone tells me to.

For no reason - (at least nothing I did), Microsoft appears to have installed some type of software on my computer that whenever I copy and paste into a MS Word document, I get an annoying pop-up:

Microsoft Word Security Notice

Microsoft Office has identified a potential security concern.

This document contains fields that can share data with external files and websites. It is important that this file is from a trustworthy source.

Choosing Yes will enable updating all fields in this file until you close it.

And I say --- duh! This is what I was trying to do. But why do I have to be annoyed each and every time I do anything with MS Word products??? Oh.. I'm using Windows 10 Professional and a Microsoft 365 account through my school

How can I fix it? Or should I just throw this Dell Latitude Laptop out the window and start over with an iBook?

Arrrrrgh.

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Jay Freedman 208.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2021-07-08T15:04:48+00:00

I'm not sure if this is a bug or a security feature which was enabled after the last update. Is there a way to disable this warning when doing mail merges?

It is a bug in the last update, and it is what Microsoft's team is working to resolve. When the fix is released, the security notice should not pop up when it isn't appropriate, i.e., during a merge or after pasting a benign object from another location. Until that fix arrives, though, the rollback that you did is the only way to avoid the notices.

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Anonymous
2021-07-16T06:16:21+00:00

I just updated my MS Office and this problem has been solved.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-31T21:32:50+00:00

    No fears here. I have been messing with the registry since Windows 95. None of the fixes involving the registry work on this particular problem.

    k

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-05-31T23:57:27+00:00

    Can you provide the VBA code that you are using to generate the documents so that we can see if there is something in it that may be causing the problem.

    My Merge Tools application does NOT actually use Mail Merge, but can be used to generate documents in various forms and it does not trigger any such warnings.

    You can send the code to the email address that appears in my signature if you do not want to post it for all to see.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-06-01T00:32:22+00:00

    Doug,

    Let me start by saying I am THRILLED that an MVP has replied to this thread. Thank you! Sincerely. No sarcasm.

    While I am using a proprietary database that was written specifically for our business, the error we receive is not related to the database but instead is specifically related to WORD.

    Using any WORD DOTX Template File, click Insert, Quick Parts, IncludePicture, add Filename or URL (I'm using legal \ owned images from a URL on my website), checkbox Data not stored with document, click OK. Then the error message appears: Microsoft Office has identified a potential security concern.

    When adding a picture to a DOTX this popup is an inconvenience. Just an extra click. The real problem is when you use the database to send email. Every email sent pops up this box for every picture in the DOTX. 2 pictures means 2 pop ups for every email. When you send 100's of email daily, it's a real problem.

    But, it all stems from the initial problem when using the IncludePicture option that causes this message to appear. And that has nothing to do with the database I'm using or VBA code you requested (which I don't have).

    I hope this helps. I'm available to chat here, via email (******@thePartyFavers.com), or even remote login if you like. [Smile]

    Thank you,

    Scott

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