Follow the steps below to change the color of the ActiveX Control buttons in Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint. We are using Word as an example, but the procedure is identical.: Launch Microsoft ...

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 Office has supported ActiveX for years as an option for extending and automating documents, but it has also been a significant security vulnerability. Microsoft is finally starting to turn ...

When the Design Mode button in Excel’s Developer tab is greyed out, it’s usually because the feature has nothing to act upon or needs a simple action to activate it. However, there are other reasons, ...

Microsoft has added several new features to Excel in April 2025. Excel now offers Copilot image uploads and multiple worksheet viewing for Mac users. Insiders get upgrades like value tokens, enhanced ...

KB 3008923 crashes IE, KB 3002339 still hanging on install, KB 2986475 still pulled -- but there's a small silver lining Overnight, Microsoft pulled two high-profile screwed-up patches: KB 3011970 and ...

Microsoft Excel lets you add two types of buttons to a worksheet: option buttons and toggle buttons. Option buttons, also referred to as radio buttons, let you choose one item from a list. Toggle ...

TestPoint 5.0, a development software package for test and measurement, adds ActiveX controls for building graphical user interfaces. Version 5.0 adds knobs, switches, buttons, sliders, “LED” ...