Microsoft KB Archive/166784

= WD97: Error Message: "Can't Exit Design Mode..." After Adding Control =

Article ID: 166784

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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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 '' 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.

Additional query words: wordcon 97 8.0 vb vbe vba can t

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbprogramming KB166784

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