Microsoft KB Archive/930076

Knowledge Base

Error message when you click buttons for macros in the Excel 2007 Quick Access Toolbar: "Cannot run the macro"

Article ID: 930076

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

---

APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Excel 2007

---

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. You add a macro to the Quick Access Toolbar in Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Then you close Excel 2007. Later, when you are working in Excel 2007, you click the button for a macro. In this scenario, you receive the following error message:

Cannot run the macro 'macroname'. The macro may not be available in this workbook or all macros may be disabled.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when one of the following conditions is true:

• The macro is stored in a file that is not open. Additionally, the file was not saved in the My Documents folder before the macro was added to the Quick Access Toolbar.
• Macros have been disabled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the first condition, follow these steps:

1. Move the file that contains the macro to the My Documents folder.
2. Open the file in Excel 2007.
3. Click the Microsoft Office button, and then click Excel Options.
4. Click Customize.
5. Click the macro in the Customize Quick Access Toolbar list, and then click Remove.
6. In Choose commands from, click Macros.
7. Click the macro, click Add, and then click OK.

To determine whether macros have been disabled, follow these steps:

1. Click the Microsoft Office button, and then click Excel Options.
2. Click Trust Center.
3. Click Trust Center Settings.
4. Click Macro Settings.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about macro security settings, see Excel 2007 Help.

Additional query words: XL2007 Excel2007

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbmenu kbtoolbar kbprb kbexpertisebeginner KB930076

---

Send feedback to Microsoft

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.