In this post, we show you how to change color of ActiveX Control buttons in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint programs.

With Office 2024, ActiveX controls in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio will be turned off by default, and users will not receive any warnings.

Hey peeps. I've got an issue with Excel 2003 where a user will open Excel (be it an existing workbook or a blank workbook) and it will prompt him to enable ActiveX controls. I've disabled all add ...

Another patch, KB 2553154, is killing some Excel 2010 and 2013 macros, saying the ActiveX control “has stopped working in Excel.” ...

In Office 2007 and 2010 you can turn off all ActiveX controls. Things are a little trickier in Office 2003.

It's been quiet for a while, but ActiveX is still around. Upcoming Microsoft Office versions will finally switch off support. At least almost.