Microsoft KB Archive/212559

= WD2000: Error Message: "Can't Exit Design Mode..." After You Add a Control =

Article ID: 212559

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212559





SYMPTOMS
When you add a custom control from the Control Toolbox toolbar to your Normal.dot template, 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 template, access the control, and then save and close the Normal.dot template.

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 * 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 that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: vb vbe vba can t

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbnofix kbprogramming KB212559

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