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Why am I receiving an error when trying to open my downloaded documents in Word?
Why am I receiving an error when trying to open my downloaded documents in Word?

This error is due to security settings on your computer. Follow the steps in the link within this article to resolve this.

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Written by Ciara Scott
Updated over a year ago

The error message is coming from Word, and it has to do with the security settings on your computer. Follow the steps in this article from Microsoft to resolve this issue. You may need to ask your IT team for help if you cannot find or do not have access to these settings.

Note that although this article refers to Word 2007/2010 the same settings and steps apply to all later versions of Word and Windows, including the newest ones.

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