Office Scripts extract Excel hyperlink URLs without macros; results are hardcoded so the file can stay .xlsx, reuse is straightforward.

Historically, malicious Office macros have been the equivalent of email’s phishing attempts, launching malware at the click of a user’s mouse. But Microsoft unexpectedly has reinstated VBA macros ...

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) was long the undisputed king of the spreadsheet, but its dominance is finally waning. From security nightmares to the rise of modern tools, the era of legacy macros ...

Excel macros allow you to automate all sorts of tasks, from entering commonly used data to automatic printing and saving of files. Once you start to use Excel, it takes no time at all to create a ...

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There have been many types of malware, ever since the dawn of computers. While initially, it was for fun, back in the days of QDOS, malware creating and distribution is now a full-time business, with ...

Microsoft has added XLM macro protection for Microsoft 365 customers by expanding the runtime defense provided by Office 365's integration with Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) to include Excel 4.0 ...

Use a macro quoting function anytime you want to assign to a macro variable a special character that could be interpreted as part of the macro language. Special Characters and When Macro Quoting is ...