Article ID: 224848
Article Last Modified on 3/9/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q224848
SYMPTOMS
Code that you created in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications does not run, or you receive the following warning when you start Outlook:
CAUSE
Your macro security settings are set to Medium or High.
RESOLUTION
Either set your macro security settings to Low, or digitally sign your Visual Basic for Applications project so that it is considered trusted. To change your security setting, click the Tools menu, click Macro, and then click Security. For additional information about digital signatures and where to obtain one, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
206637 OFF2000: Overview of Digital Certificates
STATUS
This problem is a limitation of how Visual Basic for Applications and its related security features are implemented in Outlook.
MORE INFORMATION
Outlook uses the same Visual Basic for Applications security features as the other Microsoft Office programs. In those programs, you can store Visual Basic for Applications code within individual files that can be transferred from computer to computer.
In Outlook, there is only one Visual Basic for Applications project that is not designed to be transferred to other computers. Because Outlook uses the same macro security features as the other Office applications, the same security architecture is applied to Outlook, even though you cannot receive macros without creating them yourself.
NOTE: In Outlook, various windows, errors, warnings, and Help topics mention the term "documents." This also is a side-effect of Outlook using the same Visual Basic for Applications and security features as the other Office programs. These references typically do not apply to Outlook.
For additional information about how Visual Basic for Application is implemented in Outlook, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
229911 OL2000: Managing and Distributing Outlook VBA Projects
REFERENCES
For additional information about available resources and answersto commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook solutions, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions
Additional query words: OL2K OutSol OutSol2000
Keywords: kbprb KB224848
