is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling back a planned change to block Visual Basic for ...

A new Office security restriction that was a major blow to phishing and malware distribution via email has apparently been rolled back. Microsoft has decided to wind back a new-ish security ...

For years, Excel 2008 has been teasing me: Every time I launched the app, I’d see that menu item, mocking me, tempting me to click. “Go ahead,” it would whisper, “You know you want to. This time it’ll ...

Once upon a time, Visual Basic macros were one of the prevailing forms of malware. Visual Basic for Applications (or VBA) is used to automate functions, and make programs like the Word and Excel much ...

QUESTION: What are "macros" and how are they used? ANSWER: In the world of computer software, macros are powerful tools available in programs you likely use every day. They essentially provide you ...

Microsoft says it’s fully committed to making the change Microsoft says it’s fully committed to making the change is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

Q: What are ‘macros’ and how are they used? A: In the world of computer software, macros are powerful tools available in programs you likely use every day. They essentially provide you with the ...