Activex controls inserted on a template are not functioning properly

[ged]

Hello,
I have inserted some ActiveX controls (action buttons and text boxes) on a
word
template I have created. The code related to these objects is located under
the
template project. When I try to use them on the template itself, they function
well. When I open a new document from the template, the controls do not
function
until each and every one of them is clicked on once. In this first click they
do
not function, but marked as if the Design mode is on (and it's not!). After
all
of them were marked this way, they all become functioning (it's like this
first
time click activates them in some way). What can I do to make them work from
the
beginning? Do I need to activate the objects in any way?
Thanks
Gadi