People downloading your Visio files with macros from the internet

[Visisthebest]

You want them to be able to run your Visio macro file they downloaded, even with the new limits Microsoft (will) put on this?

With this tool the end user removes the mark of the web from the file after which they can run it:
https://github.com/fafalone/ZoneStripper

Obviously you only download macro files from locations you know you can trust.

[Nikolay]

There is an easier way to do that, without a tool: right-click the downloaded file, select "Properties" and then "Unblock"

[Visisthebest]

Thank you Nikolay great tip, I was not aware of that option!

[hidden layer]

Hi,
not everyone's properties window looks like this.
Macros will be disabled in downloaded files(at least in our company). I just open them and save as. Then the macros are enabled.

cheers!

[Visisthebest]

Nikolay do you run Windows 11?

[Nikolay]

Yes. But as far as I know, the "Unblock" message is displayed for files downloaded from the internet (i.e. for blocked files) on any Windows OS (well, for the last 20 years at least ))
For files, that are not blocked, it is not displayed.