How to disable Protected View in Microsoft Word Tired of having to manually enable editing whenever you open an attachment? Here's how to skip that step.

If so, you can disable or turn off Trusted Documents features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This explains how you can enable or disable trusted documents in Word and other office apps.

However, if you do not want to do that, you can always open PDF files in Protected View in Word. It helps you block any macros from running right after opening the file in Word.