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How stop Design mode appearing in a Word 2003 doc when opened?
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I copied some web survey template and pasted on a word doc which allow users to selection choices by clicking on radio button and scroll boxes. All works fine except that the above features will only work when NOT in design mode which anyone receiving it need to manually toggle it off. So I want to know how to prevent the Design Mode from appearing when the doc is opened. |
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How stop Design mode appearing in a Word 2003 doc when opened?
Bernald wrote:
Hi, I copied some web survey template and pasted on a word doc which allow users to selection choices by clicking on radio button and scroll boxes. All works fine except that the above features will only work when NOT in design mode which anyone receiving it need to manually toggle it off. So I want to know how to prevent the Design Mode from appearing when the doc is opened. You can't -- at least, not without removing the radio buttons and scroll boxes. The things you copied from the web are ActiveX controls, similar to the ones you can insert in a Word document from the Control Toolbox toolbar. Word considers these controls to be in the same security threat class as macros. Whenever a document containing these things is opened, the macro security mechanism disables macros and puts ActiveX controls into Design Mode. If the user has set their security level to Medium, they'll be given the choice to disable or enable macros. The message box is so scary, though, that most people will choose Disable. It's possible to set the level to Low, but that's like removing the batteries from your smoke detector because it beeps -- not recommended. In any case, as the author of the document, you have no control over how any other user's security level is set. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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