Though Microsoft has backed off earlier plans to block unsafe macros in Excel documents, that change is still coming. Here's what to do now to stay secure.

Excel Macros have made it possible for users to automate tasks that would otherwise require a lot of time and effort to execute. They can handle manual tasks in Excel, thereby enabling users to ...

How to Start a Macro When Opening an Excel Spreadsheet. Excel macros use Visual Basic code to perform functions unavailable through the program's graphical controls.

The Excel software allows you to use the VBA coding language to create macros and automated services. You can create a macro in the VBA editor to send an email and set a reminder.

The arrival of AMSI's VBA runtime scan in 2018 "effectively removed the armor that macro-obfuscation equipped malware with, exposing malicious code to improved levels of scrutiny," says Microsoft.