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XL2000: Clicking Exit Design Mode Switches to Microsoft Excel


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This article was previously published under Q211741

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Symptoms

If you click the Exit Design Mode button in the Visual Basic Editor, you may switch to Microsoft Excel from the Visual Basic Editor.

NOTE: You may notice that Microsoft Excel also becomes active if you click any toolbar that is floating in the Visual Basic Environment.

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Cause

This behavior occurs after you start the Visual Basic Editor from Microsoft Excel by using the Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT taskbar.

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Workaround

To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods to activate the Visual Basic Editor:
  • In Microsoft Excel 2000, press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.

    -or-

  • If the Visual Basic Editor is running, press ALT+TAB in any open program to switch between the program and the Visual Basic Editor.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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Keywords: KB211741, kbpending, kbui, kbprogramming, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 211741
Revision : 3
Created on : 10/6/2003
Published on : 10/6/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 221