Ahhhhhh! that's not what i wanted to hear (although i should've known that).
now i'll have to explain to these people that they need to have their
security set to medium. they're going to think that the second they click the
option for "medium" that their computer will instantly be infected with
everything from the melissa virus to hepatitis B. I might as well try writing
a macro that lowers their security to medium - it would be equally futile but
slightly less frustrating.

Thanks for the help Anne.