# Word Error: 'The function you are attempting to run.....'

**URL:** <https://community.endnote.com/t/word-error-the-function-you-are-attempting-to-run/257761>\
**Category:** EndNote General\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/word-error-the-function-you-are-attempting-to-run/257761 "2009-03-26T02:37:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![derek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@derek](https://community.endnote.com/u/derek)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/word-error-the-function-you-are-attempting-to-run/257761/1 "2009-03-26T02:37:26Z")

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This is&nbsp; just for info.

MS Word 2003 and Endnote X/X2 refused to cooperate. No cite while you write. Word gave the error message ‘The function you are attempting to run contains macros…’ There was also a link to a Microsoft web site that gave some info about macro security, etc.

Changing macro settings did nothing, nor clearing the log-on profile.

The problem was that VBA had not been fully installed - just a by-product of how the machines had been&nbsp; imaged. So the solution was to run MS Access once - it is bright enough to recognise and install VBA if needed. After that Word and Endnote worked fine.

Most stand-alone users are unlikely to have this problem, but I mention it in case it crops up with an institutional user.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;