Almost every TurboLaw user has run into “macros” at some point. Macros are used in TurboLaw to help with creating, editing, and saving documents, so making sure that they are active and working is very important.
Most of the time, you won’t need to fiddle with your computer’s macro settings. This is because when TurboLaw is installed, it gives you a prompt to “enable macros,” and gives you the choice of “always trusting macros from this source/publisher.” Because TurboLaw macros are digitally signed for your protection, you can click “always trust,” which tells your computer to always enable the macros automatically. In most cases, this is all you need to do – however, digital certificates do expire, and some versions of Microsoft Word will ignore this setting, so you may run into problems later on.
To avoid problems, we recommend setting your computer’s macro security level to “medium.” The medium setting allows you to choose whether to enable macros or not. This puts control squarely back in your hands – which honestly is where everyone likes it.
To make the change, open Microsoft Word (or Microsoft Excel if you will be working on one of our few Excel-based forms, such as the Divorce Financial statements, or the Real Estate HUD forms) and click the “Tools” menu. Point to “Macro,” and then click “Security.” Then, simply change your security level to “Medium.” You will have to close Word (or Excel) for the changes to take effect.
Once you have done this, you will receive a prompt about macros whenever you open a document that needs them. If it is a TurboLaw document, you can safely click on “Enable Macros.”