💥 Get Rid of Annoying MS Office Warning with This Simple Trick😲
Channel: AUTOHOTKEY Gurus
Date: 2023-03-16

If you work with a lot of files you download from the Interenet, changing this setting can save you a crazy amount of time!   Here we show you how to avoide the "file downloaded from internet" flag by adding a "trusted space" to your Microsoft Office programs.

Summary: Isaias makes it easier to set trusted locations in Microsoft programs to enable editing for downloaded Word documents.

1. 00:00 💻 Isaias provides a simple solution to make all downloaded Word documents editable.
 1.1 Isaias will show a simple solution to make all downloaded Word documents editable.

2. 00:49 🔐 Microsoft Office flags files outside of its default trusted folders as untrusted due to potential malicious macros.
 2.1 Microsoft Office has trusted folders by default, and any files not in those folders are flagged as untrusted due to potential malicious macros.

3. 01:29 📝 Enable Editing for each file you download.
 3.1 To edit downloaded files, click "Enable Editing" for each one.

4. 01:50 🔒 Add trusted locations to avoid having to enable editing for multiple files.
 4.1 Go to File ➡ Options ➡ Trust Center ➡ Trust Center Settings ➡ Trusted Locations to avoid having to enable editing for multiple files.

5. 02:33 🚨 Don't select the downloads folder as trusted unless you know what you're doing.
 5.1 Selecting the downloads folder and all its subfolders as trusted is not recommended if you don't know what you're doing.

6. 03:02 👍 Clicking "okay" 10 times unlocks editing privileges for documents in a trusted folder.
 6.1 Clicking "okay" 10 times will allow you to edit any document in a trusted folder without being asked for protection.

7. 03:41 🔄 Switch between modes to make settings permanent in Microsoft programs.
 7.1 Switch between modes for each Microsoft program to make the setting permanent.

8. 04:01 🎉 Setting trusted locations is now easier!
 8.1 Thanks to Isaias, setting trusted locations is now easier than ever before.