Article ID: 176478
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q176478
SYMPTOMS
When you use the TimeOut argument of the Display or Show methods for built-in Word dialog boxes, some built-in dialog boxes do not respond to the value set for the TimeOut argument.
CAUSE
By design, the following dialog boxes do not respond to the TimeOut argument.
Built-In Dialog Box Related VBA Dialog Constant
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File wdDialogFileNew
Tools Customize wdDialogToolsCustomize
Tools Customize Menus wdDialogToolsCustomizeMenus
Find In Field wdDialogMailMergeFindRecord
Manage Fields wdDialogToolsManageFields
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Display method, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Display, click Search, and then click to view "Display Method."
For more information about the Show method, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Show, click Search, and then click to view "Show Method (Word 97)."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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