XL2000: Clicking Exit Design Mode Switches to Microsoft Excel (211741)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q211741

SYMPTOMS

If you click the Exit Design Mode button in the Visual Basic Editor, you may switch to Microsoft Excel from the Visual Basic Editor.

NOTE: You may notice that Microsoft Excel also becomes active if you click any toolbar that is floating in the Visual Basic Environment.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs after you start the Visual Basic Editor from Microsoft Excel by using the Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT taskbar.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods to activate the Visual Basic Editor:
  • In Microsoft Excel 2000, press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.

    -or-

  • If the Visual Basic Editor is running, press ALT+TAB in any open program to switch between the program and the Visual Basic Editor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending kbProgramming kbui KB211741
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