diff --git a/common/latex/forcebeamermode.sty b/common/latex/forcebeamermode.sty
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+\newif\ifOnBeamerModeTransition
+\newcommand{\forcebeamerstart}{
+  \mode<handout>{%
+    \OnBeamerModeTransitiontrue%
+  }
+  \makeatletter
+  \gdef\beamer@currentmode{beamer}%
+  \makeatother
+}
+\newcommand{\forcebeamerend}{
+  \mode<beamer>{%
+    \ifOnBeamerModeTransition%
+    \OnBeamerModeTransitionfalse%
+    \makeatletter
+    \gdef\beamer@currentmode{handout}%
+    \makeatother
+    \fi%
+  }
+}