Hi Dan,



Try the following macro - it should get the 'locked' document out of design mode:
Note: If this is the only macro in the document, you'll want to delete the code module before saving the document, otherwise you'll get a macro-enable prompt next time you open it.

If that works, but you still have the document going into design mode when you re-open it, try using the following to force it out of design mode every time it's opened:
Unfortunately, this also means you'll get the macro-enable prompt whenever you open the document.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Kevin,

I went directly to your second suggestion, and inserted the code ahead of the first design object definition code. This seemed reasonable since it was labeled (general). Unfortunately, the form continued to open in design mode. Then it occurred to me that maybe instead of testing for FormsDesign and toggling FormsDesign if it were True, why not just set it to false. So I replaced the If...End If with ActiveDocument.FormsDesign = False. I was guessing of course, and haven't done any programming since the '70's, but it seemed logical. Unfortunately, that didn't work either. Assuming that your code is structured correctly and the parameter is, in fact, named FormsDesign and it is Boolean, I don't know why your code (or my variation) shouldn't have worked unless I put it in the wrong place. I tried to put the code elsewhere, but couldn't figure out how. So I am still sitting with the same problem....and no one else has suggested another solution. I do appreciate your willingness to help me.

Dan