Button Color Changes In .dotm but not .doc mode...

Hey Experts,

I have a strange issue; the following code works in a Word .dotm but doesn't work when you open the template by double left clicking (regular .doc mode).

Private Sub txtRequestor_MouseDown(ByVal Button As Integer, ByVal Shift As Integer, ByVal X As Single, ByVal Y As Single)
    ToggleCounter = 1
    Counter
End Sub

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Sub Counter() 'Toggles cmdStartRequest color every one second via "ColorToggle" sub
    Application.OnTime Now() + TimeValue("00:00:01"), "ColorToggle"
End Sub

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Sub ColorToggle() 'Toggles cmdStartRequest background color
    If ToggleCounter = 5 Then
        Exit Sub
    Else
        If cmdStartRequest.BackColor = 3158271 Then
            cmdStartRequest.BackColor = 65280 'Green
        Else
            cmdStartRequest.BackColor = 3158271 'Red
        End If
        ToggleCounter = ToggleCounter + 1
        Counter
    End If
End Sub

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The ToggleCounter variable is located in a Module as a Byte.

Change the file extension to .dotm

Any thoughts?