Can't exit design mode because control . . .

I

IW

I keep getting this error message.

Can't exit design mode because control 'XXXXXXXXX' can not
be created


I know there is a fix for this error - how do I get hold
of the fix?
 
B

Beth Melton

Are you using VBA to add a control to your toolbar/menu bar?

If not then you have an add-in that is attempting to modify your
toolbar/menu bar.

Many third parties create an add-in to integrate their software with
Word such as Adobe's PDFMaker.

Take a look under Tools/Templates and Add-ins and see if there are any
global templates in the list. If you find any and do not recognize who
created the add-in or do not want added functionality, then the add-in
will be located in either your Office\Startup folder which can be
found in the Office installation path, or your Word Startup folder.
The Word Startup folder location can be found by going to
Tools/Options/File Locations.

Move the add-in out of the folder to prevent it from loading when Word
starts.

If you want the added functionality then go to Tools/Macro/Security
and on the Security Level tab set your macro security to Medium to
allow the add-in to add the control.
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G

Guest

Hi Beth,

Yes I have been adding a customized toolbar (which will
launch various macros). The control which is mentioned in
the error message is not one which I have created.
I have checked Add-Ins but there are no relevent add-ins.
 
B

Beth Melton

Are you add-in the controls manually or with VBA? If using VBA what
is the code you are using?

Additionally, what version of Word are you using and what patches do
you have installed?

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I

IW

I am using Word 2002 (10.5522.4219) SP-2

I created the toolbar by (i) manually recording the macro
and (ii) then linking the macro to a toolbar
using 'customize' toolbar function
 
B

Beth Melton

Okay, then you manually customized the toolbar. :)

It does appear that you have an add-in attempting to add a control. It
could also be caused by a COM add-in.

COM are added via the Registry rather than the Startup folders. To
determine whether or not you are using COM Add-In you can add the "COM
Add-in" command to your toolbar:

- Right-click any toolbar and select Customize
- On the Commands tab, select the Tools category
- Locate COM Add-Ins on the right
- Drag/Drop to a location of your choice

For more information on COM Add-Ins, see this article:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm


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assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
 
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