How to force users to save as a macro enabled workbook?

When you save an Excel workbook, it will be saved as xlsx file format by default, and this file format will get rid of the macro codes from the workbook if there are multiple codes. To keep the codes, you should save the workbook as Excel Macro-Enable Workbook format. How could you force users to save as a macro enabled workbook?

Force users to save as a macro enabled workbook with VBA code

Force users to save as a macro enabled workbook with VBA code

To save the workbook as macro enabled workbook by default, the following VBA code may help you, please do as this:

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Then double click ThisWorkbook under the VBAProject section to open a new blank module, and then copy and paste the following code into the module:

VBA code: Force to save workbook as macro enabled workbook by default:

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)
'Updateby Extendoffice 20161222
Dim xFileName As String
If SaveAsUI <> False Then
    Cancel = True
    xFileName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(, "Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm), *.xlsm", , "Save As xlsm file")
    If xFileName <> "False" Then
      Application.EnableEvents = False
      ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=xFileName, FileFormat:=xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled
      Application.EnableEvents = True
    Else
      MsgBox "Action Cancelled"
      Cancel = True
      Exit Sub
    End If
End If
End Sub

3. Then save and close this code window, from now on, when users save as this workbook, it will be saved as Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook format by default as following screenshot shown:

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