Setting ActiveX Security Options

An ActiveX control provides additional functionality, such as a text box, button, dialog box, or small utility program. ActiveX controls are software code, so hackers can use them to do malicious harm, such as spreading a virus. You can use the Trust Center to prevent ActiveX controls from harming your computer (New!). If the ActiveX security options are not set to the level you want, you can change them in the Trust Center. If you change ActiveX control settings in one Office program, it effects all Microsoft Office programs. The Trust Center uses a set of criteriachecks the kill bit and Safe for Initialization (SFI) settingsto make sure ActiveX controls run safely.

Change ActiveX Security Settings

Click the Office button, and then click PowerPoint Options.

In the left pane, click Trust Center.

Click Trust Center Settings.

In the left pane, click ActiveX Settings.

Click the option you want for ActiveX in documents not in a trusted location.

• Disable all controls without notification.

• Prompt me before enabling Unsafe for Initialization controls with additional restrictions and Save for Initialization (SFI) controls with minimal restrictions (default).

• Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal restrictions.

• Enable all controls with restrictions and without prompting (not recommended, potentially dangerous controls can run).

Click OK.

Click OK.