Why is ActiveX invisible in Design mode

[sam-uncle]

When embedding certain ActiveX controls in word document ( not in a
form ) the control is invisible in design mode. It works fine and
shows up when I toggle to Run mode but can't be found in Design mode
except by moving the mouse around very slowly and waiting for cursor to
change when over the border of the control.

Anyone have any ideas what might be the problem,
or more importantly what might be solution - how to make
the control show up in design mode?

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Sam-uncle,

When embedding certain ActiveX controls in word document ( not in a
form ) the control is invisible in design mode. It works fine and
shows up when I toggle to Run mode but can't be found in Design mode
except by moving the mouse around very slowly and waiting for cursor to
change when over the border of the control.

Anyone have any ideas what might be the problem,
or more importantly what might be solution - how to make
the control show up in design mode?

What kind of control are we discussing, here? Best guess is this is a not
an ActiveX control that's part of the Office package? Most likely, it has
something to do with the way the control itself was designed, some
property setting. You'd need to contact the party who owns the control
and ask them to change it.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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