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How do I have Word Documents to automatically open after downloading in Safar & I already have "Safe Files" checked?

How do I have Word Documents to automatically open after downloading in Safar & I already have "Safe Files" checked?

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Posted on Jul 30, 2019 9:22 AM

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Posted on Jul 30, 2019 11:20 AM

I guess because word documents have macros. Word macros can access system resources which could be a problem. Although Word does put up a message saying the file does have macros and do you want to enable the macros. It could be historic.


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How do I have Word Documents to automatically open after downloading in Safar & I already have "Safe Files" checked?

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