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title: Excel Starter does not support macros – Warning Message
description: "When you open a RealData product in Excel, you see an error message in a horizontal yellow band that says, \"**Content Disabled** - Excel Starter does not support running macros and other active content - Purchase\" [![Excel Starter - warning…"
url: "https://www.realdata.com/docs/excel-starter-does-not-support-macros-warning-message/"
updated: "2024-06-06"
category: General
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# Excel Starter does not support macros – Warning Message

When you open a RealData product in Excel, you see an error message in a horizontal yellow band that says, "**Content Disabled** - Excel Starter does not support running macros and other active content - Purchase"

[![Excel Starter - warning message](https://www.realdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/excel-starter-warning-300x107.jpg)](https://www.realdata.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/excel-starter-warning.jpg)

 

 

 

 

This can occur in any RealData product.

Solution:  Excel Starter is a feature limited trial product and will not run RealData software programs.  You need to purchase a full release of Microsoft Office.