Some versions of Word will be set to disable all macros without notification. Recent versions of Windows and Office may open the file in “Reading mode” which displays in a large font and you need to open the VIEW menu and select Edit document before you can use eMarking Assistant. When you open the document you may see a pink or yellow ribbon at the top of the document saying that you need to Enable Content or Enable Editing or Enable Macros before you can start using eMarking Assistant. “Enable content” or “Enable macros” is displayed at the top of the document

Sometimes Word will say that the file is “potentially dangerous”. If the file came from the internet or a network drive, the file is often opened in “protected mode” and you need to follow the prompts to “edit it” before you can use eMarking Assistant”. Recent versions of Windows and Office record where the file was downloaded from. “Protected mode” is displayed at the top of the document You can also find information by searching for your version of Word and “enable macros” or “protected mode” or “enable content” or “enable editing” or “reading mode” e.g. The safest options are to set Word to open documents in Protected mode and disable macros but to notify you so you can override these on a document by document basis.ĭepending on what version of Microsoft Word you are using your screen might look different but the general process is similar (see video at the end of this page). It is important that you do not change the security settings in Word ( FILE > Options > Trust center > Trust center Settings > Macro settings & Protected view) so all macros in all documents are enabled without notice (see video at the end of this page). The macros in the eMarking Assistant and Rubric-O-Matic documents have been locked to prevent modification or inclusion of malicious macros. However, macros can also be potentially harmful and you should only enable macros from trusted sources. EMarking Assistant and Rubric-O-Matic use Microsoft Word macros to provide functions which will help you mark assignments and provided feedback.

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