WD2000: Error Message: "Can't Exit Design Mode..." After You Add a Control (212559)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
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.

    -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 that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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