command buttons in design mode

[Leeo]

Hi there, i have built a spreadsheet with several command buttons in for
various things, when i click on any of the buttons they do not work unless i
click the design mode button first.
Can someone please tell my why and what i can do to stop this?

Thank you,
Lee

 

[Joel]

The design mode button is a toggle button that either "Enters Design Mode" or
"Exits Design Mode". Once you Exit Design mode DO NOT PUSH THE BUTTON AGAIN.
You can see which mode your in by slowly moving the cursor over the button.
If it say Exit Design Mode, then your in Design Mode. Otherwise, it will say
Enter Design Mode.

The buttons will only work when you Exit Design Mode (not in Design Mode).

 

[Leeo]

Joel, thanks for the reply but you are wrong, the buttons will only work when
the design mode button is pressed (highlighted), when i move my mouse pointer
over it, it says exit design mode, this is when the buttons work, if i press
to exit design mode then the buttons DO NOT WORK.
Its doing my head in now, please hepl me someone.

 

[micask8]

I think it should work just like Joel wrote. But I have a problem... My
button seems to be in design mode regardless of the state of the "Design
mode" button. So I cannot get my button working at all. Any ideas why.

 

[Joel]

Not usre where you are getting your Design Mode Button. It could be from a
couple of differrentt places. I normally go to menu View - ToolBars -
Command Control and use the triangle on this toolbar. It is possible that
one of your buttons is corrupted. Try my approach.

 

[micask8]

Actually I used the Design Mode button just like you described. I added
another command button on my sheet and it works just fine. So the Design Mode
button works ok. Looks like my first command button is somehow corrupted.
Maybe I'll just replace the old button with a new one.