After Office 2024 launches in October, Microsoft will disable ActiveX controls by default in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio client apps. ActiveX is a legacy software framework introduced in 1996 ...

Microsoft announced it will begin disabling all ActiveX controls in Windows versions of Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 applications later this month. Introduced almost three decades ago, in 1996, ...

In context: Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996 during Windows 95 days. So, in technological terms, it's ancient. Redmond designed it as a developer framework, allowing users to embed interactive ...

Microsoft Is Disabling Default ActiveX Controls in Office 2024 to Improve Security Your email has been sent Microsoft has been on the warpath against legacy Office features that are providing entry ...

Earlier this week we learned of a Flash vulnerability being exploited in the wild by loading it through ActiveX in Microsoft Excel. The real news--the Flash vulnerability--was almost overshadowed by ...

Microsoft Excel's form controls can turn the Boolean options of a true-false choice into a clickable data-entry option. If you create spreadsheets to record business information about sales, personnel ...

Excel is more than just a tool for organizing data and performing calculations. With the right techniques, you can transform your spreadsheets into interactive dashboards that engage users and provide ...