How to change Modal form to non-modal on an event?











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I am developing an VSTO application and looking to develop a similar form
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This form is available under Excel > Formulas > Define Name. The specialty about this form is when this form is opened this is a modal form (you will not be able to click anything in the parent application which is excel), however when you click on Refers to text box, it turns non-modal form and you can select the excel cells and populate address into it. How can this be created?



So far, I tried topmost, hiding and showing it on textbox focus etc.



can someone please give me an idea of how this can be created






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    I am developing an VSTO application and looking to develop a similar form
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    This form is available under Excel > Formulas > Define Name. The specialty about this form is when this form is opened this is a modal form (you will not be able to click anything in the parent application which is excel), however when you click on Refers to text box, it turns non-modal form and you can select the excel cells and populate address into it. How can this be created?



    So far, I tried topmost, hiding and showing it on textbox focus etc.



    can someone please give me an idea of how this can be created






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      I am developing an VSTO application and looking to develop a similar form
      enter image description here



      This form is available under Excel > Formulas > Define Name. The specialty about this form is when this form is opened this is a modal form (you will not be able to click anything in the parent application which is excel), however when you click on Refers to text box, it turns non-modal form and you can select the excel cells and populate address into it. How can this be created?



      So far, I tried topmost, hiding and showing it on textbox focus etc.



      can someone please give me an idea of how this can be created






      winforms modal-dialog vsto excel-addins modeless-dialog







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      I am developing an VSTO application and looking to develop a similar form
      enter image description here



      This form is available under Excel > Formulas > Define Name. The specialty about this form is when this form is opened this is a modal form (you will not be able to click anything in the parent application which is excel), however when you click on Refers to text box, it turns non-modal form and you can select the excel cells and populate address into it. How can this be created?



      So far, I tried topmost, hiding and showing it on textbox focus etc.



      can someone please give me an idea of how this can be created






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