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How to get back to Edit mode in MS Word

Tim Mitchell 6 Reputation points
2021-03-13T07:38:24.04+00:00

I'm not sure if I've named this question exactly right. I have a Word document in which all of the components (drop-downs, checkboxes, etc) are in some sort of a design mode. By that I mean when you select them they open up to dialog rather than actually displaying the contents..

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So, all I want to do is get out of this mode. I've Googled how to get into and out of Design Mode - go to Developer and then select or deselect Design Mode. But this doesn't seem to work - I still get the dialog rather than the actual drop-down.

thanks much

Microsoft 365 and Office Word For business Windows
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  1. Tim Mitchell 6 Reputation points
    2021-03-14T05:43:27.42+00:00

    I think I figured it out. There's a lock icon in the upper-left-hand corner of the doc that must be selected to put it back into non-design mode.

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