When you open workbooks downloaded from the Internet in Excel 2010, you’ll enter into the new Protected View . While in this mode, Excel runs in a “sandbox,” which means that you are now better isolated from any malicious code that could be contained within the file. In the past, you had to decide if you trusted the author/origin of the document before viewing the contents. Now, with Protected View, you can make a more informed decision before exposing your computer to potential vulnerabilities.
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Aug 21 2009, 07:21 PM
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