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Force users to enable macros in a workbook Intermediate 2003 Ken Puls Sometimes it is important to make sure that macros are enabled for your workbook. This is a technique to force the user to enable macros when they open your workbook. Since there is no way to use a macro to turn on macros, a technique to ensure the user has enabled macros is desirable. This particular method hides all sheets except a "welcome" sheet which tells the user to enable macros, and is enforced every time the workbook is saved. If the user opens the workbook with macros enabled, the sheets will all be unhidden by the macro. The hiding of sheets is also done using Excel VeryHidden property, which means that the sheets cannot be unhidden using Excel's menus. Keep in mind, however, that this only affects this workbook, so a user could use a macro from another workbook to unhide all of your sheets. Chances are, however, if your user is that skilled, they can always get into your file anyway. NOTE: To prevent some event looping issues, this code requires overruling Excel's built in Save events, and also requires replicating Excel's "Workbook has changed, do you want to save" prompts and actions. This code takes care of all of it. It does, however, create a very minor issue when closing the file. If the user trys to quit the application, it will close the workbook, but not Excel. Quitting again will close Excel completely. instructions for use

Code:

Option Explicit Const WelcomePage = "Macros" Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean) 'Turn off events to prevent unwanted loops Application.EnableEvents = False 'Evaluate if workbook is saved and emulate default propmts With ThisWorkbook If Not .Saved Then Select Case MsgBox("Do you want to save the changes you made to '" & .Name & "'?", _ vbYesNoCancel + vbExclamation) Case Is = vbYes 'Call customized save routine Call CustomSave Case Is = vbNo 'Do not save Case Is = vbCancel 'Set up procedure to cancel close Cancel = True End Select End If 'If Cancel was clicked, turn events back on and cancel close, 'otherwise close the workbook without saving further changes If Not Cancel = True Then .Saved = True Application.EnableEvents = True .Close savechanges:=False Else Application.EnableEvents = True End If End With End Sub Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean) 'Turn off events to prevent unwanted loops Application.EnableEvents = False 'Call customized save routine and set workbook's saved property to true '(To cancel regular saving)

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Call CustomSave(SaveAsUI) Cancel = True 'Turn events back on an set saved property to true Application.EnableEvents = True ThisWorkbook.Saved = True End Sub Private Sub Workbook_Open() 'Unhide all worksheets Application.ScreenUpdating = False Call ShowAllSheets Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub Private Sub CustomSave(Optional SaveAs As Boolean) Dim ws As Worksheet, aWs As Worksheet, newFname As String 'Turn off screen flashing Application.ScreenUpdating = False 'Record active worksheet Set aWs = ActiveSheet 'Hide all sheets Call HideAllSheets 'Save workbook directly or prompt for saveas filename If SaveAs = True Then newFname = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _ fileFilter:="Excel Files (*.xls), *.xls") If Not newFname = "False" Then ThisWorkbook.SaveAs newFname Else ThisWorkbook.Save End If 'Restore file to where user was Call ShowAllSheets aWs.Activate 'Restore screen updates Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub Private Sub HideAllSheets() 'Hide all worksheets except the macro welcome page Dim ws As Worksheet Worksheets(WelcomePage).Visible = xlSheetVisible For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets If Not ws.Name = WelcomePage Then ws.Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden Next ws Worksheets(WelcomePage).Activate End Sub Private Sub ShowAllSheets() 'Show all worksheets except the macro welcome page Dim ws As Worksheet For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets If Not ws.Name = WelcomePage Then ws.Visible = xlSheetVisible Next ws Worksheets(WelcomePage).Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden End Sub

How to use:

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Rename a worksheet in your workbook to "Macros". Put a message on the page telling the user to enable macros. Copy above code. In Excel press Alt + F11 to enter the VBE. Press Ctrl + R to show the Project Explorer. In the project explorer, locate the ThisWorkbook object. Double click the ThisWorkbook object. Paste code into the right pane. Press Alt + Q to close the VBE. Save workbook before any other changes. Close and reopen the workbook.

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Test the code:

1. If you reopen the workbook with macros disabled, you should just see your warning screen. 2. If you reopen the workbook with macros enabled, you should see your warning screen for a second, then you should see all of your other sheets and the warning screen will dissappear.

Sample File: Approved by mdmackillop

ForceMacros.zip 11.63KB
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