References Option Greyed Out

[cjshrader]

Hello all,

When I select Tools > References in the VBA Editor, the References
option is greyed out. This only happens in Microsoft Word, not in
Excel. Any suggestions as to why and how to fix it?

In the interest in sharing all the info I have, I can also only edit
this template at all if I have it open at the time. I can't add it as
an add-in to a different document and then edit it. Is that normal?
It will say it's locked or something similar.

Thanks for any help

CJ

 

[cjshrader]

Hello all,

When I select Tools > References in the VBA Editor, the References
option is greyed out.  This only happens in Microsoft Word, not in
Excel.  Any suggestions as to why and how to fix it?

In the interest in sharing all the info I have, I can also only edit
this template at all if I have it open at the time.  I can't add it as
an add-in to a different document and then edit it.  Is that normal?
It will say it's locked or something similar.

Thanks for any help

CJ

Oh I'm dumb. It's because the Macro was running at the time. Still
no solution for the second one, but it isn't as big of a deal as I can
work around it.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Oh I'm dumb. It's because the Macro was running at the time. Still
no solution for the second one, but it isn't as big of a deal as I can
work around it.

The VBA project of any template will be editable only if the template itself
is opened for editing (through File > Open) or if it's the attached template
of an open document (the topmost box in the Tools > Templates & Add-Ins
dialog).

Projects of templates that are active add-ins, but not "the attached
template" of a document, are always locked.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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