WD97: Error Message: "Can't Exit Design Mode..." After Adding Control
Article ID: 166784
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q166784
SYMPTOMS
When you add a custom control from the Control Toolbox toolbar to your
Normal.dot, you may receive the following error message when you create a
new document and attempt to access the control:
Can't exit design mode because Control '<Control Type>' can not be
created.
CAUSE
The Visual Basic for Applications code for the control must be compiled
before you save the Normal.dot template.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue:
- Open your Normal.dot, access the control, and then save and
close the Normal.dot template.
-or-
- If you have Visual Basic for Applications code that runs when you access
the control, run the procedure prior to saving and closing the
Normal.dot template.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
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