"Unable to exit design mode" Error In Excel? - CX-Server Lite version 1.1/OPC version 1.1

Modified on Sun, 11 May, 2025 at 10:10 PM

When using Excel, somtimes Excel will report that it can't exit design mode because it can't create an ActiveX control that it needs. This may be one of the CX-Server LITE/OPC graphical controls, or even a third party control.

The only workaround to this problem is to use Ctrl-A to select everything on your sheet, create a new excel sheet and then paste your controls onto this new sheet.

Note: if you have any VB code behind the sheet you will need to copy this aswell. 




 

Related Products
CX-Server Lite 1.0 and CX-Server/OPC 1.1
 

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