After Office 2024 launches in October, Microsoft will disable ActiveX controls by default in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio client apps. ActiveX is a legacy software framework introduced in 1996 ...

Microsoft Office 2024, the latest version of the company's productivity apps, will be released later this year. In addition to new features, the suite will include various changes, improvements, and ...

Follow the steps below to change the color of the ActiveX Control buttons in Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint. We are using Word as an example, but the procedure is identical.: Launch Microsoft ...

Microsoft Office has supported ActiveX for years as an option for extending and automating documents, but it has also been a significant security vulnerability. Microsoft is finally starting to turn ...

Using Excel to create business forms means including elements available on your Web-based and paper forms, including check boxes. Like other Excel form elements, check boxes appear on the drawing ...

KB 3008923 crashes IE, KB 3002339 still hanging on install, KB 2986475 still pulled -- but there's a small silver lining Overnight, Microsoft pulled two high-profile screwed-up patches: KB 3011970 and ...

At times, you might not want to prevent macros, ActiveX control, data connections, etc., from running in a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation. If so, you can disable or turn ...

A check box may be integral to an Excel form, but you should still be able to edit it. However, if you've inherited a form from a co-worker or another source, removing a form field or even moving it ...

For the second time in a week, Microsoft Corp. is warning users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched, critical bug in a company-made ActiveX control, putting people running Internet Explorer at ...