So here's something interesting I ran into today. A user was sent an attached MS Word Document, but was unable to open it with Word 2003, they apparently just got an error. The user then forwarded the attachment to me, and I tried opening it with Word 2010, which prompted me with a screen saying that the file type is blocked. After looking into it, it appears that the document was a Word 2 format document, and Word blocks this by default.
To unblock this you need to change the File Block Settings. To do this is Office 2007/2010, do the following...
Go to the Trust Center, then click File Block Settings, and then uncheck the checkbox for Word 2 and earlier Binary Documents and Templates.
Obviously you can use these settings for other purposes, but I just thought I would make everyone aware of it.
Enjoy
2 comments:
Hello,
In my Trust Centre on Word 2007 there's no option called "File Block Settings".
I only have:
Trusted Publishers
Trusted Locations
Add-ins
ActiveX settings
macro settings
Message bar
Privacy Options
Ditto. There's no option called "File Block Settings" in WORD 2007 Trust Center. What's up with that?
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